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Installing Cedar Siding Is Easier Than you Think

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What happens here

Begin by installing a specialized siding vent, specifically the Cor-A-Vent SV-5, along the bottom edge of the exterior wall. This vent, made of plastic PVC material, features perforated holes covered with a mesh. This design allows for air circulation behind the siding while preventing insects and other pests from entering. Fasten the siding vent securely to the Oriented Strand Board (OSB) sheathing using exterior-grade nails. While electrical wire staplers can also be used, avoid using a powerful nail gun directly on the PVC material to prevent breaking it.

Goal: Create a bottom air intake for the siding system.

Tools and materials

  • Exterior-Grade Nails — Securing the siding vent to the OSB sheathing
  • Hammer — Fastening exterior-grade nails to secure the siding vent
  • Level Stanley — Ensuring the siding vent is installed straight and even
  • Siding Vent — Providing an air gap for ventilation at the bottom of the siding system and preventing pests

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and turning into complete junk. First things first, we're going to start with this core vent. This is a material that you can't just buy anywhere local. In fact, I went through five different distributors. Nobody carried this. Finally got on the old Amazon and I found it. And what core event is, it's a sighting vent. And what it is is just a plastic PVC material that has perforated holes and it has this mesh over it that keeps the bugs from coming in. So, what we're going to do is we're going to nail it to the bottom here, right at the base of our OSB. We're going to nail it there. That's going to allow for the air to come in from the bottom and continue along the back of the siding while also having that mesh to keep any kind of critters and bugs from coming in the back of the cedar and causing a ruckus. The bugs. So, when it comes to installing the Corin, there's a couple different methods guys are using. Some guys are using staples, like electrical wire staplers that are going through, which is just fine. Um, you can also use exterior grade nails. That'll hold it in place as well. I just wouldn't use a gun just because this stuff is a PVC and you might just break that sucker with that nail gun. Come on. Oh, you know what I'm hitting? I'm hitting the uh metal tie downs that are coming through the concrete there. Ah, note to self. If it works, then it's not stupid, is

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