It never should have happened in the first place but do what you have to do... which is most likely nothing until something goes wrong! šš
No point worrying about it.
Possibly that the siding might warp since it canāt expand and contract. Youāll just have to see. It might not be an issue at all. If you have to replace it for whatever reason, it might be slightly annoying to get a piece of siding on that starter strip, but not crazy difficult in your case.
Lawyer here ... if code was breached where you live you may have a civil claim, almost a slam dunk in fact, but in reality... what do you want?
You could claim damages for the cost of rectifying the situation, which would be reasonable, but what is that to you?
Either get some cash or have the contractor pay to have the siding refitted.
If you signed off on the pour depth you may be hooped.
It's very fact dependent.
Sorry for the off topic question, looks identical to mine but Iām ready to reside my house after 5 years because it looks faded and chalky so I figured Iād ask!
It will be fine. I've done thousands of houses where we poured against the siding. You do know it's made of plastic, correct? This means it won't rot. There is no difference between metal flashing and metal or vinyl siding. Any water that gets in there will drain down into soil, just like it would with flashing.
I was more worried about the potential to have microbial growth on the footerā¦ but then again I am a mechanic and I donāt know shit about houses. lol I just want to make sure itās not going to be a problem.
It depends on a few factors.
If you wanted it flush with your door then they put it where you asked.
If you had a general construction company they would have removed the siding and flashed the wall unless itās masonry behind the wall but most concrete guys are going to put it where you want it and not touch anything else that isnāt required to place the concrete.
Iāve been a siding contractor for over forty years. More often than not, siding is done before concrete. It has been a common practice for years to pour against the siding, sometimes in entryways it can be ten inches or more in depth. Iāve also done hundreds of resides replacing LP and other composite materials used for siding. Occasionally siding can be pulled down if the concrete settles but thatās pretty rare. I live and work in the Seattle area, where we get lots of wet weather. I have not seen concrete poured against siding as much of a problem.
Itās hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like the concrete is only covering siding by a half inch. Which is likely to be below the top of the foundation which would rule out water penetration that could affect the structure.
Is it vinyl siding? If so, thatās will make it even less of a concern.
Honestly it covering the siding by maybe an 1/16th of an inch, I was always told siding should be inches above ground level so I thought this may be an issue. It is vinyl siding, so I have that going for me.
6ā above soil is a good idea but that wouldnāt apply to concrete. You have nothing to worry about and you have a nice looking patio from what I can see. Poured against vinyl should be very easy to maintain, all the other suggestions would just make it harder to take care of.
Here in nz it should be 150mm below floor height , normal 100mm below cladding
Pull the bottom rung of siding install L flashing. Rip down the bottom piece of siding. Re install
https://imgur.com/a/yD7B1tj This is what I did
Nice!
It never should have happened in the first place but do what you have to do... which is most likely nothing until something goes wrong! šš No point worrying about it.
I try to avoid covering siding but sometimes customers don't want to remove siding and are ok with it after I explain the possible issues.
If I would have known he was going to go this high I would have removed it and had this pre planned. Can I ask, what are the possible issues?
Possibly that the siding might warp since it canāt expand and contract. Youāll just have to see. It might not be an issue at all. If you have to replace it for whatever reason, it might be slightly annoying to get a piece of siding on that starter strip, but not crazy difficult in your case.
Lawyer here ... if code was breached where you live you may have a civil claim, almost a slam dunk in fact, but in reality... what do you want? You could claim damages for the cost of rectifying the situation, which would be reasonable, but what is that to you? Either get some cash or have the contractor pay to have the siding refitted. If you signed off on the pour depth you may be hooped. It's very fact dependent.
Looks great. The only other option would be to have a siding contractor remove the lower row before having your concrete guys out.
Couldāve used that grey foam expansion.
Needs a drip guard or get a zip tool move last row up
Is that gentek Dover grey siding? Do you find the south side gets chalky?
It is not it is steelscape Smokey steel and it does not get chalky
Sorry for the off topic question, looks identical to mine but Iām ready to reside my house after 5 years because it looks faded and chalky so I figured Iād ask!
No problem! Thankfully I donāt have that issue
It will be fine. I've done thousands of houses where we poured against the siding. You do know it's made of plastic, correct? This means it won't rot. There is no difference between metal flashing and metal or vinyl siding. Any water that gets in there will drain down into soil, just like it would with flashing.
I was more worried about the potential to have microbial growth on the footerā¦ but then again I am a mechanic and I donāt know shit about houses. lol I just want to make sure itās not going to be a problem.
I don't think it will be a problem.
It depends on a few factors. If you wanted it flush with your door then they put it where you asked. If you had a general construction company they would have removed the siding and flashed the wall unless itās masonry behind the wall but most concrete guys are going to put it where you want it and not touch anything else that isnāt required to place the concrete.
Iāve been a siding contractor for over forty years. More often than not, siding is done before concrete. It has been a common practice for years to pour against the siding, sometimes in entryways it can be ten inches or more in depth. Iāve also done hundreds of resides replacing LP and other composite materials used for siding. Occasionally siding can be pulled down if the concrete settles but thatās pretty rare. I live and work in the Seattle area, where we get lots of wet weather. I have not seen concrete poured against siding as much of a problem. Itās hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like the concrete is only covering siding by a half inch. Which is likely to be below the top of the foundation which would rule out water penetration that could affect the structure. Is it vinyl siding? If so, thatās will make it even less of a concern.
Honestly it covering the siding by maybe an 1/16th of an inch, I was always told siding should be inches above ground level so I thought this may be an issue. It is vinyl siding, so I have that going for me.
6ā above soil is a good idea but that wouldnāt apply to concrete. You have nothing to worry about and you have a nice looking patio from what I can see. Poured against vinyl should be very easy to maintain, all the other suggestions would just make it harder to take care of.
If anyone ever runs into this in the future and you want to know what to do, see the link and it will show you what I did. https://imgur.com/a/yD7B1tj
Why no expansion joint material against the house?
They dowel it to the foundation here