How do make weather resistant T1-11 horizontal joints
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11-05-03, 07:13 PM
How to make weather resistant T1-11 horizontal joints
Hi all-
I am building a barn and siding it with T1-11 but want to know how to make a good weather resistant horizontal seam (the 4' long butt joint) where I run the T1-11 over 8' tall....
Z-flashing would look bad and a bevel joint seems iffy...
Any ideas?
thanks in advance-
JB
I am building a barn and siding it with T1-11 but want to know how to make a good weather resistant horizontal seam (the 4' long butt joint) where I run the T1-11 over 8' tall....
Z-flashing would look bad and a bevel joint seems iffy...
Any ideas?
thanks in advance-
JB
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11-05-03, 09:31 PM
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I tend to think that Z flashing looks a bit dodgy while installing it...but once it's up and painted the same as everything else, well, you can't see it from my den. It's really the best solution.
Frank
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11-06-03, 12:59 PM
and if you think the Z flashing looks bad, draw a picture ( stickmen are allowed 
) of yourself out there replacing the crappy stuff in a few years due to rot ......ahahahahaha
Even with the flashing, go look a some that has been up 5-10 years......that's the trouble point for most of it.
) of yourself out there replacing the crappy stuff in a few years due to rot ......ahahahahahaEven with the flashing, go look a some that has been up 5-10 years......that's the trouble point for most of it.
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You can order pressure-treated T1-11. (As far as I know, it is still available for approx 30% more than untreated T1-11.)
Even so, I would still use the Z flashing.
Even so, I would still use the Z flashing.
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2much2do,
Z flashing is required with T1-11 applications at the butt joints - at top of sheet. Without it you're just asking for trouble.
Any exterior paneling will require Z flashing.
Caulking should be applied at joint between top of z-flashing and bottom of sheet above.
Good luck!
Z flashing is required with T1-11 applications at the butt joints - at top of sheet. Without it you're just asking for trouble.
Any exterior paneling will require Z flashing.
Caulking should be applied at joint between top of z-flashing and bottom of sheet above.
Good luck!
