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Used to control the transfer of moisture from the exterior to the interior walls; also known as "housewrap".
What is Vapor Barrier?
Constructed of horizontal overlapping strips of wood, aluminum, or vinyl.
What is Horizontal Siding?
Covering that protects a structure from the elements and also affects the appearance and maintenance.
What is Exterior Wall Finish?
Usually consists of two pieces of wood stock placed vertically on the corners with siding butting to them.
What is Corner Board?
Installed around the entire bottom edge of a building before nailing on the siding.
What is Starter Strip?
A type of vent installed in the soffit areas of the roof overhang.
What is Soffit Vent?
Wide boards are attached vertically with small gaps between and covered with wooden batten strips.
What is Board and Batten?
What is 1"?
Battens are attached vertically first and are covered by boards leaving a small gap in between exposing the batten underneath.
What is Batten and Board?
A type of vent installed on the ridge of the roof.
What is Ridge Vent?
The three standard lengths of wood shakes or shingles.
What is 16", 18", and 24"?
The reason that nails used for siding installation should be galvanized, aluminum, or stainless steel.
What is To Prevent Rust?
Where siding should be nailed during installation.
What is Each Stud or 16" OC?
Used for condensation that may occur in attics during cold weather.
What is Exterior Ventilation?
A square strip fastened to the inside corners with siding butting to it.
A type of exterior ventilation installed in the ends of gable openings; air movement is based upon the amount of wind flow and works well in conjunction with soffit vents.
Commonly used to set off entrances and/or gable ends; may also be used for main wall areas.
What is Vertical Siding?
The range of measurement that wood shakes or shingles can be exposed to weather depending on the slope of the roof and length of the shingles or shakes.
What is 3 3/4" to 7 1/2"?
A type of vent installed on the roof that draws the attic air from inside the roof as the wind blows; works in conjunction with soffit or cornice vents.
What is Turbine Ventilator?
Works with the sheathing and building paper beneath it to weatherproof exterior walls.
What is Exterior Wall Finish?
The five common types of wood horizontal siding.
What is Clapboard, Bevel, Rabbeted Bevel, Rustic, and Drop.
The measurement required below the starter strip and from the top of the wall when installing corner posts.
What is 1/4"?
Two materials that are used other than wood for siding that are designed to provide an appearance of painted wood siding.
What is Aluminum and Vinyl?
The two common types of nails used when installing siding.
What is Small Head Finishing and Flathead Siding Nails?
Examples of this are building paper, roofing felt paper, and breathable type polyethylene film.
What is Vapor Barrier?