Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes From the editors of Fine Homebuilding - For Pros By Pros Series - Homebuilding - Carpentry - Paperback Book

Taunton's for Pros By Pros: Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes

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Essential Design and Installation Information

From the editors of Fine Homebuilding

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Product # 070741
Type Paperback
ISBN 978-1-56158-652-3
Published Date 2005
Dimensions 8-1/2 x 10-7/8
Pages 160
Photos color photos
Drawings and drawings

A homes appeal depends a great deal on its exterior paint or stain, brick and stonework, siding, trim, and other details -- and its not just the type of finish thats important. Its also how well the job was done. This first-ever collection of Fine Homebuilding magazines most popular articles on the subject provides you with ideas for choosing the correct finishes for exteriors, plus solid how-to information covering everything from building shutters to the much debated use of PVC.

Written by the pros who actually do the work, these articles help you to:

Create exterior-trim details that last
Use modern materials that protect historic trim
Choose the best caulks that are flexible and paintable
Create an EIFS retrofit for leaky windows
Match the mortar to the brick
Learn why housewraps and building papers fail
Choose the best wood for clapboards

To get the best results when building or remodeling, you need advice from the best professionals in the business. For Pros By Pros books bring together expert designers, builders, and remodeling pros who have written for Fine Homebuilding magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Exterior Trim
Running Exterior Trim
Building an Ornate Cornice
Exterior-Trim Details That Last

2. Masonry
Synthetic Stucco
Flashing Brick-Veneer Walls
Installing Manufactured-Stone Veneer
Laying up Stone Veneer

3. Sheathing and Siding
Vinyl Siding Done Right
Installing Wood Clapboards
Working with Fiber-Cement Siding
Installing Horizontal Wood Siding
Rain-Screen Walls: A Better Way to Install Siding
Siding with Cedar Shingles

4. Wood Repair and Paint
Restoring Wood with Epoxy
Removing Exterior Paint

Credits

Index

Introduction

I successfully avoided vinyl siding for the first eight years of my career as a carpenter. By that point, I was pretty good at my job. Not a master by any means, but I could frame roofs, lay out stairs and build custom cabinets. So when the boss asked me to side a new house with vinyl, I did what good carpenters do: I cut the pieces exactly and nailed them up tight. A job well done...or so I thought until a few months later when the summer sun hit the house.

The siding pooched and dimpled like the surface of golf ball. Turns out that vinyl has what's called a high coefficent of expansion, which means it expands and contracts a lot with changes in the weather. You're supposed to cut the pieces a little short and not sink the nails completely. All the vinyl on that house had to be torn off and reinstalled.

Interior trim and finishes have to look good, but that's about it. Outside, it's another story. Exterior work has to look good and withstand the rigors of wind-blown rain, blistering sun and freezing temperatures. It isn't work to be taken lightly -- a lesson I learned the hard way. You'll want good information about how to do things, and that's where this book can help.

Collected here are 15 articles from past issues of Fine Homebuilding magazine. Written by builders from all over the country, these articles represent the hard-won knowledge of professionals who have learned from their mistakes. There's even an article on installing vinyl siding. Wish I'd read that 20 years ago.

Kevin Ireton
editor in chief, Fine Homebuilding

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