Thats excellent information Tom,
I havent moved into the house yet.. Will be very soon, and will tackle this
first thing..
In about 3 weeks or so I will post up my results.
Your response was very helpful.
Thank you,


"Tom Baker" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,

This is my first post here, and I would just like to note that this is
my
first house, I just bought it last week.
Therefore I do not know alot about fixing things in a home, but I am
very
good with my hands and can get around just about
anything as long as I have some advice on how to do it. That being said,
I
will describe the problem:

The previous owner had a hole going outide from the basement, not in the
foundation, but just above through
the wood and ultimately through the vinyl outside. I have included a
couple
of pics to better describe the issue:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/sledhead/ho...3/IMG_2012.JPG

http://www3.sympatico.ca/sledhead/ho...3/IMG_2013.JPG

http://www3.sympatico.ca/sledhead/ho...3/IMG_2014.JPG

I guess what I am looking for is reccomendations on how to repair this
and
keep the house "vapour barriered" for a lack
of a better term.

I'm only speculating here but this is what I think I am going to need,
please correct me if I am wrong.

1.) Plastic sheet about 6" bigger than the hole
2.) Some kind of silicone
3.) 1/2" thick or so peice of plywood to cover the hole and plastic
4.) Screws to screw it in place.
5.) Insulation to cover it up
6.) Drywall sheet


Here is my theory on how I will go to fix it.

This will all be done by the inside of the house (from the basement)

1.) Cut out a peice of plastic about 6" diameter larger than the hole
itself
2.) Slap some silicone (lots of it) all around the edges of the plastic.
3.) Put the plastic in place to cover the hole and stick it all around
4.)Grab the peice of plywood and cover the plastic and screw it into
place
5.) Attach another peice of plastic larger than the plywood and silicone
it,
into place.
6.) Insulate the area.
7.) Put in the new peice of drywall.


Anything else? or am I missing some kind of material?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks,

GDC

looking at 2013, the framing may have been cut.
If that is so, it needs to be spliced to provide consistent structure.
The wall should have these layers from out to in:
Siding
"House wrap" or building paper
sheathing
framing
insulation between framing members
vapor barrier
gypsum board

The layer behind the siding is critical to keeping water out of the
system.
The patch in this layer should be "shingled" to shed any water that
gets through the siding.
The sheathing should be patched to give the outer layer support.
( I think a hole this size is probably not a structural issue.)
The structural frame should be made continuous.
( How that is done depends on what's there, and I can't see in the
photo.)
Insulation should be provided, or the dew point is going to be reached
within the wall.
The vapor barrier must be patched.
The gyp board can be cut in and finish the package.

Tom Baker