Building material types (shiplap siding, cement asbestos shingle siding, aluminum siding, vinyl siding, plywood vs. tongue and groove sheathing, even types of brick. See SIDING MATERIAL & AGE and See FLOORING MATERIALS, AGE, TYPES, etc (listed below). and See OLD HOUSE MYSTERIES & SOLUTIONS ...
This house uses standard vinyl siding. The siding is made from thin, flexible sheets of plastic about 2 millimeters thick, pre-colored and bent into shape during manufacturing. The sheets are 12 feet long and about a foot high. You start at the bottom and the sheets interlock into each oth...
Finally you can install the decking. The siding above should terminate slightly above the surface of the decking to allow air into the space. Just remember, if water gets into that intersection it’s now going to follow the plane of the drip cap and be pushed out away from the house. If...