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...

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...

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

"comcastss news groups" wrote in message
...
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...

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...

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.
Steve


I wouldn't want the plywood to get wet, but you'll probably get 218
conflicting opinions on this.

I wouldn't want the plywood to get wet, but you'll probably get 218
conflicting opinions on this.


I agree. I'm looking for opinions because My guess is the handyman is going
to want to get it done if its not poring out. His interests and Mine my
differ.

Steve

"comcastss news groups" wrote in message
et...

I wouldn't want the plywood to get wet, but you'll probably get 218
conflicting opinions on this.


I agree. I'm looking for opinions because My guess is the handyman is
going
to want to get it done if its not poring out. His interests and Mine my
differ.

Steve


Unless it's treated, painted or otherwise protected, wood's not supposed to
get wet. End of story. How many opinions do you need? I think your instinct
is correct. Schedule the work at a better time.

On Mar 30, 9:20 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"comcastss news groups" wrote in messagenews:iMednboCfN8xhJDbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@conve rsent.net...



I wouldn't want the plywood to get wet, but you'll probably get 218
conflicting opinions on this.

I agree. I'm looking for opinions because My guess is the handyman is
going
to want to get it done if its not poring out. His interests and Mine my
differ.

Steve

Unless it's treated, painted or otherwise protected, wood's not supposed to
get wet. End of story. How many opinions do you need? I think your instinct
is correct. Schedule the work at a better time.

Um well, very sorry to disagree but that is not the end of the story.
When houses are built the sheathing (plywood) is often exposed to the
elements for weeks at a time. The sheathing is exterior rated and is
designed to be exposed for a time. Those are facts.

I have seen many partially constructed houses with exposed sheathing
be unattended the whole winter. Really, it's preferable to leave the
sheathing exposed rather than the housewrap. Housewrap should be
installed just before the siding with no delay. If it is allowed to
be exposed then it can easily be ruined by the wind. Then, if water
gets underneath the wrap you can have damaged sheathing.

Bottom line: It is OK to have your sheathing exposed for a short
period of time. It is designed for such treatment. If any gets
damaged (unlikely) then replacement is easy. You don't want to apply
house wrap while it's still wet. If the OP is determined to wait for
perfect weather he may never get the job done at all.

"Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 9:20 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"comcastss news groups" wrote in
messagenews:iMednboCfN8xhJDbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@conve rsent.net...



I wouldn't want the plywood to get wet, but you'll probably get 218
conflicting opinions on this.

I agree. I'm looking for opinions because My guess is the handyman is
going
to want to get it done if its not poring out. His interests and Mine my
differ.

Steve

Unless it's treated, painted or otherwise protected, wood's not supposed
to
get wet. End of story. How many opinions do you need? I think your
instinct
is correct. Schedule the work at a better time.

Um well, very sorry to disagree but that is not the end of the story.
When houses are built the sheathing (plywood) is often exposed to the
elements for weeks at a time. The sheathing is exterior rated and is
designed to be exposed for a time. Those are facts.

I have seen many partially constructed houses with exposed sheathing
be unattended the whole winter. Really, it's preferable to leave the
sheathing exposed rather than the housewrap. Housewrap should be
installed just before the siding with no delay. If it is allowed to
be exposed then it can easily be ruined by the wind. Then, if water
gets underneath the wrap you can have damaged sheathing.

Bottom line: It is OK to have your sheathing exposed for a short
period of time. It is designed for such treatment. If any gets
damaged (unlikely) then replacement is easy. You don't want to apply
house wrap while it's still wet. If the OP is determined to wait for
perfect weather he may never get the job done at all.


Is the sheathing treated in some way? If not, how is it "designed" to
withstand getting wet?

Um well, very sorry to disagree but that is not the end of the story.
When houses are built the sheathing (plywood) is often exposed to the
elements for weeks at a time. The sheathing is exterior rated and is
designed to be exposed for a time. Those are facts.

This is what I was wondering.
During construction the sheathing must be exposed to the weather for some
time...


I have seen many partially constructed houses with exposed sheathing
be unattended the whole winter. Really, it's preferable to leave the
sheathing exposed rather than the housewrap. Housewrap should be
installed just before the siding with no delay. If it is allowed to
be exposed then it can easily be ruined by the wind. Then, if water
gets underneath the wrap you can have damaged sheathing.

Makes sense, the wood would dry but water under the tyvek would take much
longer to dry out.

Bottom line: It is OK to have your sheathing exposed for a short
period of time. It is designed for such treatment. If any gets
damaged (unlikely) then replacement is easy. You don't want to apply
house wrap while it's still wet. If the OP is determined to wait for
perfect weather he may never get the job done at all.



is this the end of story?

Thanks

Steve

"comcastss news groups" wrote in message
...
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...

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...

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.

"DB" wrote in message
...
|
| "comcastss news groups" wrote in message
| ...
| 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...
|
| 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...
|
| 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.
|
|
I will guarantee you
there was no insulation/sheetrock in the wall at the time the sheathing
got wet.

3G wrote:

"DB" wrote in message
...
|
| "comcastss news groups" wrote in message
| ...
| 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...
|
| 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...
|
| 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.
|
|
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.

On Apr 4, 3:17 pm, "Bob (but not THAT Bob)"
wrote:
3G wrote:

"DB" wrote in message
...
|
| "comcastss news groups" wrote in message
...
| 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...
|
| 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...
|
| 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.
|
|
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.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

True but that is why mold issues are running wild with new
construction. Yet the builders are so confused as to why? The Tyvek is
the barrier for moisture. As long as this is intact you should be
fine. or if the rain is light. If the heavy rains get through to the
plywood- the walls will be affected along this wall- soaking the
insulation and interior drywall. Then there is a concern for mold
growing later on.

www.moldshield.org

replying to comcastss news groups, Solangge wrote:
Hello.. Did you find out about it. I am concerned about this too, guys came
in yesterday and pulled out the sidings.. its a long weekend , they wont come
back till Tueaday and its raining

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