I had concrete sidewalk poured couple of months back by licensed contractor with GC and 12000 bond. The concrete is touching the siding at several large areas. I was not aware that siding should not touch concrete and found out after reading inspection report of another house. What are my possible options to fix this issue?
There isn't anything you can do. It's concrete. You sorta live with what you've got or you bust it up and remove it. I would go out with the hose or bucket of water. Spray or pour water down the side of the house and watch where the water goes. Hopefully the concrete is sloped well to direct water away from the house though I can guarantee some is seeping through the joint between the concrete and house. If the water puddles at the house or runs towards the house then I'd strongly consider removing the concrete. If the water quickly runs away from the house I'd probably just live with it.
The real issue is the elevation of your house. The siding and especially the crawl space vent say that the house is very low to the ground. This also means the wood structure of the home is close to ground level. The soil underneath the house may be lower than the ground or new walkway outside. This means water will naturally want to collect where it shouldn't.
The siding shouldn't have been that close to grade to begin with. Hardie instructions say 6" from grade or 2" above a sidewalk. I agree, not much you can do. Sounds like he did what you asked him to do and he didn't tell you any different.
I've been dealing with icicle formation and water dripping down the siding in the winter months.
We had two replacement windows installed on this side of the house. The issue seemed to start, or at least worsen to the point of being obviously noticeable, after the windows were installed. The window installers have not been helpful in figuring out the problem. The water is mostly under the windows and within a foot to the sides of them.
So far I've tried out a roof leak or ice dam, this is the gable side of the house so ice dams shouldn't be a concern. I've checked for frost in the attic on cold days and couldn't find any.
I'm wondering if anyone has any idea what could be causing this? Any suggestions of what to check around the windows for problems?
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Need help to estimate if this is fair market value. This is for a single storey, SFR in North Dallas.
Exterior Soffit, Fascia Repairs (10 Fascia & Soffit Panels Identified
in need of replacement) $750.00
Two Exterior doors - Complete door frame replacement - $450.00
Garage Interior Wall Repair $125.00
Garage Interior Walls Painting and Finishing $300.00
Paint fascia, soffit, trim around the house $1,050.00
Total - $2,675.0
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