Originally Posted by
Jeff Eastman
Is there configuration a concern? If so, what type of write up would you do? I'm concerned if about the siding contacting the ledge. 1976 home, no rot damage, cedar siding.
I would raise the red flag and wave it around.
There is a very good probability that water has been, is, and will be under there in the future, and that the wood siding, and sill plate, maybe even the studs could decay out.
Whenever I saw horizontal siding like that, it was a sure fire water collector at that horizontal joint.
Was that T1-11 turned on the horizontal? It is not made to be installed that way?
Is that cedar plywood with horizontal boards? They collect water along that horizontal joint.
By the texture on that little strip showing between those boards, it makes me think 'hardboard siding' with horizontal boards added - not good.