siding

[wolf]

Need some cheap ideas for siding. Looked into alum sheets 90 bucks a sheet ouch! I heard something about alum in a roll?? How bout some ideas guys

Thanks

[love to hunt]

Aluminum house siding, Home Depot, $130.00 per square, 3 square needed for a 16' X 6'6" house at 7' high.

[wolf]

Do they have a pic on the web site don't mean to pester just want to have an idea what to look for.

[love to hunt]

It would look like this:

And you house would look like this:

[wolf]

thank you wasn't sure at first if you meant a flat alum siding but that looks like it would work fine, and the price is alot better than those alum sheets!!

Do you screw to studs and panel interior or panel on both sides and then siding??

[love to hunt]

Screw the siding directly to the studs. Also snug the screws tight but don't overtighten as It will deform the siding.

Then insulate and panel the inside.

[hovermn]

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Then insulate and panel the inside.

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You can also do that in reverse order making it easier to wire outlets, lights and switches. However, unless you can build your house in a shop, you'll have to invest in a few tarps to keep the inside panneling dry.

Also, I've always had the understanding that it's a good idea to keep about a 1/16" gap between the siding and screw/nail head to allow for expansion. I have no experience, just what I've seen in the past.

[love to hunt]

True hovermn on a regular home. But in this case the siding provides some structural strength and needs to be snugged up.

Wolf,

Don't forget to get J-Channel for the corners and around the windows and door. As you can see I used flat coil stock for the area around the door and for a drip leadge over the window.

[hovermn]

VERY good point! Thanks for clearing that up!

[hawkeye43]

With all the moving these house go thought, it would not hurt to cross brace with flat metal banding. I used the banding strips go around bundles of lumber. I had to drill hole so that I could nail them down. You could also buy bracing strips at any lumber yard.

[love to hunt]

hawkeye,

Good point, we have been doing that for years as well.

Also we use screws for this task as it will really tighten things up.

[wolf]

Great advice guys thanks for the help the picture isn't quite so blurry know