Originally Posted by
swaggs21
you can remove the old, put flashing underneath the top piece that is above the board and have the flashing come over the front of the top of the board, put new up, apply some exterior caulk and you should be fine.
I bet the caulk is bad around that board and water is running right in behind it, or sitting on top of it and rotting what is above.
However, I would replace everything with a more sustainable product.
I will take a look at hardiboard / vinyl. I will replace the whole bottom section. I was also planning on cutting 1-1.5 ft of the bottom of the top sheets to replace only the rotting parts. I dont have the money to replace all of the siding.
Then I will look into painting outside of the house and garage.
Sigh. Money pit. My next house is definitely a newer home. I cant express how much I want to do what you are doing. It must be so awesome designing your own home from scratch and seeing it come to life.