Photo 240 of 410, Defective House

Enough with the copperwork - let's get back to the siding. Here Dave has installed Azek trimboards over the ice & water shield that covered the rim joist behind the stone front porch stoop (see picture # 214). With the Azek and the ice & watershield, there are now two layers of protection separating this rim joist from the stone stoop. It's still not perfect - because the sill plate is in contact with the cement pad beneath the stones, water can still wick up through the masonry and into the sill and rim joist, but we expect this to be very minimal. And since the rim joist is now pressure treated and can dry to the inside, we don't expect to have any problems even if some moisture does get in.

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We now return to our regularly scheduled siding job Enough with the copperwork - let's get back to the siding. Here Dave has installed Azek trimboards over the ice & water shield that covered the rim joist behind the stone front porch stoop (see picture # 214). With the Azek and the ice & watershield, there are now two layers of protection separating this rim joist from the stone stoop. It's still not perfect - because the sill plate is in contact with the cement pad beneath the stones, water can still wick up through the masonry and into the sill and rim joist, but we expect this to be very minimal. And since the rim joist is now pressure treated and can dry to the inside, we don't expect to have any problems even if some moisture does get in. Add Comment (0 total)
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