Horizontal Pro Rib Siding?

[mnbuckhunter]

I was wondering, for a wheel house, if you ran Pro Rib siding on it horizontally, what would you do at the corners? I was looking at the corner pieces and if you ran pro rib siding, there would be a large gap because of the ribs. Any thoughts on this??

[My_Key]

put a piece of corner trim on it

[Phred52]

The corner trim won't close the gaps at the raised ribs. As a rule, those panels are designed to run vertically, the strength is in the ribbing. When vertical, there are foam strips that match the ribbing to seal the panel to the top and bottom plates. We used panels(vertically)as skirting on mobile homes. In spring when the frost went out, the frost/panels would lift the mobile homes off the block piers! The homes weighed in well over 12 ton, some as much as 18 ton! Phred52

[mnbuckhunter]

So really, it sounds like running it vertically is the way to go eh?

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I contemplated running it horizontal, but we just couldn't figure out a good way to do the corners.

[freezincold]

If run horizontally, can you put a thick, closed cell foam strip behind a corner strip to take up the open area? It is the only way that I could think of. Maybe silicone onto corner molding and run fasteners thru the molding and the foam to draw tight. I don't imagine it would be air tight, but just throwing it out there.

[mnbuckhunter]

Yeah - the only other thing I could think of is to run the siding on the two walls that make the corner tight.... then use like a spray foam in ther and put silicone on the seam. Basically so the corner piece wouldn't be needed but you could throw it on there for looks. I don't know though....seems like a lot of work for that. The more I think about it, the more I think vertical is the only way to go. I'll probably end up doing that.

[Phred52]

The closed cell foam are the strips I was referring to. They do seal quite well, just protect the area they're in from the weather. If you run the panels vertically, you could use 2x2's for wall studs as the panel itself would be providing the strength to support the roof. Phred52

[mnbuckhunter]

I think I know what you're talking about. I've seen that on the top of a roof under the ridge cap. A good point too regarding the stregth that's given running the steel vertically. Thanks all for your input. Appreciate it!

[magicstix]

You could try squeezing/flatting the ends. That's what I did on one of mine, it turned out not great but okay, but is do able.

[frigid_holes]

One thought I had that I never looked into was using a piece of vinyl siding corner trim.

[Eelpout08]

if a guy was to do it right you would have to notch the corner flashing for every rib and seal the joint with a very good quality caulking, way to much work and hard to make it look good unless you really take your time. its much easier to go vertical or find a siding with a smaller rib profile

[mnbuckhunter]

Okay - so I'm going to put mine up vertically and was thinking I'd put corner pieces on but then was thinking today, why can't I just bend it? Can you bend pro-rib panels at a 90 degree angle??

[jigginjerk]

Use two J-channel pieces to make your corner. That would seal the ends. Just a thought.

[mnbuckhunter]

Hmmmm - hadn't thought of that. I've decided to run it vertically though .... already have ordered to length. Just have to decide now if it's worth trying to bend it at a 90 for the corners or just use corner pieces.

[Eelpout08]

you can bend it, in fact it would be a better seal than using the corner trim. you will have to find someone with a siding or sheetmetal brake if you want a nice clean bend. also, depending on the brake you might not be able to bend within a certain distance of the rib so it would be best to layout the corners to fall right in the center of two ribs

[mnbuckhunter]

Thanks Eelpout08..... appreciate the info. And, I love the signature.... To funny!

[Phred52]

mnbuckhunter, Word of caution, If you do bend it, try to make your bends on the 'flats', in one motion. If you bend on the bends that are already on the panels, they have a nasty habit of snapping off with very little effort. It's like the material is already brittle from the factory forming the ribs. Phred52

[mnbuckhunter]

Yep - good point Phred52. Thanks