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Just a thought for if an dwhen you get around to doing the Hardiboard.</span></font>
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Be sure you seal the end cuts well, or the darn stuff swells like a bullfrog's throat
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I had the front and back of my house done with it - I'm a row house - and the
carpenter didn't seal one of the end cuts on a window sill properly and it was awful.</span></font>
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<i>> Hi all,</i></span></font>
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<i>> Thanks again to all of you who answered my questions about insulation </i></span></font>
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<i>> in our new/old 1930 house. We decided to wait until after the AC was </i></span></font>
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<i>> installed (because of issues with installing the ductwork in the </i></span></font>
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<i>> attic), and the house was leveled (happening now). I am glad we </i></span></font>
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<i>> waited because we've found that the house is a perfect example of </i></span></font>
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<i>> balloon framing. So we're rethinking everything we ever knew about </i></span></font>
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<i>> insulation. LOL. In general, I'm caulking every crack I can find </i></span></font>
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<i>> like there's no tomorrow, and trying not to think about the wide </i></span></font>
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<i>> gaping holes in the floors where some walls were taken down. </i></span></font>
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<i>> Hopefully, after all the construction is done, we plan to insulate </i></span></font>
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<i>> from the bottom, then add the attic insulation. Then some in the </i></span></font>
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<i>> walls, if we don't go broke before then.</i></span></font>
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<i>> We did get two beautiful solar attic fans installed, and those help </i></span></font>
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<i>> to keep the attic cooler. We've had over 40 days of over 100-degree </i></span></font>
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<i>> temps., so every little bit helps. The new AC works like a charm, </i></span></font>
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<i>> amazingly enough. We keep it set high, and it still cools enough so </i></span></font>
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<i>> that we can work inside. I'm loving the new Carrier two-speed unit </i></span></font>
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<i>> *so far* but wonder how it'll do at dehumidifying. We shall see.</i></span></font>
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<i>> So, to my question. The house is encased in aluminum siding. UGH. </i></span></font>
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<i>> It still looks great, but I'd love to paint it. Right now, it's </i></span></font>
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<i>> stark white. The original ship-lap wooden siding is underneath with </i></span></font>
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<i>> peeling paint, but I have no way of knowing the condition of most of </i></span></font>
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<i>> the original wood. Since we've found no other signs of rot, mold, </i></span></font>
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<i>> etc. I imagine it's in good shape. There are overhangs and awnings </i></span></font>
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<i>> over every window, deep porches, gutters, etc.</i></span></font>
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<i>> Is there a "green" reason to leave the aluminum on there? Does it </i></span></font>
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<i>> reflect enough heat to make the trade-off worth it considering there </i></span></font>
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<i>> are a million places we can't caulk? I'd love to replace it all with </i></span></font>
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<i>> Hardi-Plank, but that's not gonna happen anytime soon. The aluminum </i></span></font>
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<i>> on the sides looks OK, but otherwise, it looks like hell--in good </i></span></font>
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<i>> shape, but butt ugly. So that's a consideration, too.</i></span></font>
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<i>> Thanks!</i></span></font>
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<i>> Leander and Taylor, TX</i></span></font>
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<i>> http://www.twosisters1930cottage.blogspot.com/</i></span></font>
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