Causes effects of rain splashback or roof spillage splash up on wood siding causing rot or insect damage.
How rain affects your siding.
Siding and window company woodbridge home exteriors takes a closer look at how climate affects your siding choices.
It is important all these construction materials are properly installed and maintained to avoid damage to your home.
If rain snow or ice slip through the slats the water could soften and warp the wood of your walls and ceilings.
The wind can also create major damage by driving rain up under roof shingles vertical siding window frames doors and roofs.
Protective layer instead of thinking of siding as a separate component think of it as a part of an armor a bigger system that includes the roof.
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But while your siding acts as your home s first defense against damage siding also has a primary weakness.
If you re in the middle of the siding process when it starts raining the boxing should be ok as long as you took the standard steps to protect it.
The vinyl siding you re installing will ultimately act as a shield to keep rain and cold winds from reaching the vulnerable wood boxing that covers the exterior shell of your house.
That is because unlike power washing rain doesn t typically soak into the siding of a home allowing for painting shortly after it stops raining.