Does your sider think like water?
I can’t stress enough the importance of your subcontractors to be able to think beyond just the installation of their product. Subs need to be thinking about how their work will affect the others that are still to follow and to visualize the end product. They need to be as considerate as possible to the subcontractors that follow them, even if it is as simple as sweeping up after them selves.
But what about when Mother Nature follows your subcontractor’s work, such as a sider? This is when thinking beyond just making it look good is extremely important to insure that Mother Nature does not penetrate the house envelope. My sider, being a former roofer, quoted the phase “as siders we think like water “. Just think how critical this is to the integrity of the home. Marty, my sider, protects the home from water penetration by making sure all doors, belly bands, and moldings are protected from water penetration by either using a metal drip edge or by sloping the trim details so that water sheds away from the structure. Even though this may seem like a “no brainer” way to think, not all do.
Does your sider think like water? If you want one that does, contact Marty Harrell of Marty Harrell Construction at 208-713-1498.
Thank you Marty for going the extra mile and adding increased durability into all of my homes.
Scott Flynn