Hello, What do you use for a starter strip over windows and doors? Over my windows and doors I need to rip the plank to half its normal height. That means the 5/16" plank material is too thick to rip to use for a starter strip. So what do you use? In my first encounter with installing plank over a door, I figured I need about a 3/16" thick starter strip to keep the angle of the plank consistent. I thought about using PVC, but the thinnest I could find is 1/4" and I don't have a planer or jointer to take it down. And, while we're talking about starter strips over windows and doors, do you leave some gaps for drainage? That's what Hardie recommends for the starter strips at the base of the wall, but I don't want to invite the wasps and yellow jackets over for an easy access, comfy, home. Thanks in advance.

The lights are being replaced, why would they go around them with the tyvek? House had no tyvek before, one thing that pushed us over the edge on doing this job. No wrap, no foam, so wrapping and using foam-backed insulation (already a done deal, don't try to talk us out of it, LOL, will be better than what we have now), mainly curious why they would go around the outside lights instead of just removing the lights and doing the whole thing. Code?