Today was a day we’ve been waiting for, a day of adding Smart Siding and windows. Today was a very productive day for sure. Rhonda and I started out by finishing the upper end wall on the north end of cabin.
The east side of cabin (shown in pictures below) had already been framed for windows, and wrapped with Everbilt house wrap. Today once we finished the closing and sealing up the north end, we then started hanging the smart siding on the east side.
Smart Siding and Windows Installation
This smart siding Install was simple due to the fact that we started at the north end corner and headed South toward the existing cabin. Using 1-1/2″ construction screws and my Dewalt impact driver this step went rather quickly.
After this step was cutting the house wrap using razor knife on the inside of window frames. Angle cut the corners and fold house wrap around the window frames, then staple to the window framing.
A 1/2″ hole was bored inside of the window frame to allow the use of a reciprocating saw for cutting out the window frame.
Window Caulking and Construction Screws
The next cabin post I will share what sealants, screws and other materials I use in these projects.
Smart Siding is a fine product that comes with a 50 year warranty. Sealing and painting these smart siding panels (especially all ends and edges) these panels will last a lifetime.
As we approach the end of this project we will tear off the vinyl siding from the original cabin and replace it with smart siding so that everything matches perfectly. This cabin will look as if it was all built at the same time and not added onto. 🙂
As shown in the pictures above, this smart siding has a good look…and that of real wood. We will share the painting, sealing and trim work in future blog post.
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