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We have a 100 yr old house that had wood siding and someone has put
stucco (the concrete type, heavy stuff) over the wood siding. This
made sense because we live in an area of high winds and the stucco is
great for keeping the wind out of the house.

But we don't like the look of the stucco and want to put on some of the
new vinyl siding that looks like wood (I think the new vinyl looks
great, I always hated the look of the older vinyl siding). I have been
doing my research and it appears furring over the stucco then
installing the vinyl is best. I like the idea of this because it will
help keep the wind down, and we may be able to install some extra
styrofoam insulation under the vinyl siding to increase the R value.

I'd like to get feedback of the pro's and con's of what we plan to do.
Also any advice or websites that give the details (with photos
preferably) of the installation process. We are having a contrator do
the work but I like to be educated about anything we have done with the
house.

Katherine

I would be calling the local building department. This sounds like a bad
idea to me. I know that when doing roofing at a point it is time to strip it
down and start fresh. Stripping your home down to the structure would allow
for new windows,insulation and other systems to be installed. The trim
details around doors and windows would look natural. Not built out