Installing Vinyl Siding Over Styrofoam Insulation

In fact the two products combined make your home super insulated from outside wind and weather.

Installing vinyl siding over styrofoam insulation.

Many houses built today have a double wall type of insulation with fiberglass batts fastened between the studs on the inside and rigid foam board over. Below are some of the design details along with the benefits. Plus rigid foam insulation applied over the outside walls. Nailing wood siding directly to foam doesn t work because nails have to be extra long to reach through the siding and foam to a solid nail base.

Generally referred to as rigid foam insulation this type of foam insulation is. Installing house wrap with rigid foam insulation. Wood siding applied directly to foam has a history of failures. Vinyl siding can be used in original construction or as a replacement for old siding.

After going through my remodeling budget it looks like vinyl siding will be in my near future. Xps rigid foam insulation outboard of my structural sheathing so my question is. Installing foam board insulation under vinyl siding today more than ever before homes are being built with foam board insulation installed on the outside of the sheathing and under the siding. One of the biggest questions homeowners have about house wrap is whether it can be installed together with foam insulation.

Siding over rigid foam. I still want to put 2 in. It adds up to a robust system. Is it ok to fasten the vinyl siding through the foam or do i have to apply furring strips.

I don t think builders should install wood siding directly over plastic foam insulation. It typically is installed over rigid foam board insulation fastened to wood wall sheathing. This detail is used with both new construction and also with renovation work. It also serves as an air barrier.

Josh braun via email. The answer happily is yes.