[Greenbuilding] Residing a home in Minnesota

[George Tremblay]

A disclaimer: I am not a professional builder.  In retrofitting two leaky
New England houses, I have found Joseph Lstiburek's Building Science
website a tremendous resource.  Check this
<https://buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-001-the-perfect-wall> page
on wall construction, for example.

Best of luck,
George Tremblay

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Tom & Deb Wiprud <wipfamly at hutchtel.net>
wrote:

> I have a question for this group.   I am purchasing a 1982 rambler with
> 2x6 walls and a walk out basement.  The siding on there now is Masonite
> colorloc fiberboard siding.  It is original siding with no maintenance done
> to it, and has rot and needs to be replaced.  I plan on using Edco steel
> siding. I will have a contractor do the residing, but I want to be sure it
> is done right, not the way the contractor has always done it.
>      My question is what is the proper way to proceed with this project?
> Could someone tell me what should I look for and how to make sure it is
> done correctly.  Here is how it is made, from the inside to the outside..
>           1. sheetrock
>           2. vapor barrier
>           3. fiberglass batt insulation
>           4. fiberboard or plywood (not sure yet)
>           5, colorloc siding
>   Should any more insulation be installed or a house wrap installed?  Any
> other ideas that I missed to make it a little more energy efficient?
> Thanks  Tom
>
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