Pouring Concrete Against Siding

There is a tar or asphalt impregnated expansion joint material too that may.

Pouring concrete against siding.

This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching. You and your. Concrete should never be poured up against steel siding and or trim. Pouring a concrete slab yourself can be a big money saver or big mistake.

It can be cork 1 2 thick by 4 tall set to the wall with short pins to hold it while pouring. If you are pouring 4 have them break it 5 high. We purchased an old 1910 house a couple of years ago and the concrete porch was poured up against the house slightly above the bottom piece of siding. My recommendation in this scenario would be to trim the wood siding 1 4 inch minimally or better yet 6 to 8 above the concrete area.

Typically when i pour concrete against a house foundation never pour concrete against any siding imho it invites trouble later i have an expansion joint set to the house. Wood meeting concrete in a damp area is never a good recipe. As porous as concrete is its not even ideal that treated wood meets concrete. Wet concrete on skin can cause everything from mild redness to third degree permanently disfiguring chemical burns.

As you install the metal shoot some silicone caulking behind it.