3G wrote:

"DB" wrote in message
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| "comcastss news groups" wrote in message
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| I hired a handyman to reside one side of my house.
| He wants to come out Monday (and Tuesday if needed). Should get it
done in
| one day though.
| He is out of town for a couple of weeks after this and we were
hoping to
| squeeze it in...
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| Now I see they are forecasting rain Monday thru Wednesday next week.
| ( southern Mass )
|
| He's paid hourly so I was hoping to start pulling the siding off
this
| weekend to get things started...
|
|
| It doesn't sound like a good idea if its going to rain...
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| Am I correct that we shouldn't put the Tyvek and siding on if the
house is
| wet????
| How bad is it if I pull the siding off and then the plywood gets
wet???
|
| The area is 17' wide X 16' high.
| siding is 12" x 16' MDF hardboard (crap)
| the rest of the house is good just this side needs replacing.
|
|
| TIA
|
|
| Steve
| I can pretty well gaurantee you the sheathing got wet when the house
was
| under construction.
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I will guarantee you
there was no insulation/sheetrock in the wall at the time the sheathing
got wet.

I wouldn't bet on that.

That's why the drywall mfrs have come out with new paperless
"mold-resistant" drywall - their trade ads say it can be exposed to the
elements up to 3 months!

So you know contractors have been leaving it exposed all along.