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    billybad007 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    May 22, 2008, 09:04 PM
    Hardy plank siding
    I would like to know if you are suppose to put anything up on the outside of your house before you put up the siding.


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    May 23, 2008, 08:58 AM
    Read the section on weather wrap and flashing. James Hardie: Frequently Asked Questions
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    May 23, 2008, 12:00 PM
    Do what Bob says... and check your local building codes too.

    Where I live, and I believe the rest of Canada too, we have to add a rain screen underneath siding. Rain screen is simply a ventilated space behind the siding that allows water to dry out. Picture 2"x1/2"x8' strips of pressure treated plywood nailed vertically every 16" on your house wrap/ tar paper. Then add flashing around doors and windows, then install siding onto the strips.
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