DerbyDad03 wrote:
leza wang wrote:
Hi
I had fake brick (faux brick) for the front of the house. They put the
fake brick on the plywood without mesh or anything!! just the fake brick
and cements. We removed all the bricks, now it is only plywood and it is
an old one and few places are rotten (back) (I will post pictures). I am
going to put a wood panel (from home depot called Smart panel. it is wood
siding basically).

My question, should i treat the plywood with something to make it better
or fix any damage etc before I put the wood panels? I am not going to put
any isolation because the siding of the house which were done the same
way, i do not think they use isolation. But my concern now, do I need to
treat the plywood with a certain material.

Thanks a lot

You removed the bricks? When? Don't you have a water problem in the laundry
room, a unvented dryer, a hole in the floor of the basement landing and a
leaky sink?

Shouldn't those take priority over dealing with a cosmetic issue like
replacing fake brick?

Hi,
Way back I remember OP was buying this house 'cause it was cheap. Now
after thought, all this works going on , was the house worth it for the
price? Time is money, material costs money, If plywood had rotten spots,
you have to rip it out. Isolation? You mean insulation? On that house
is there anything in good shape?