Recent content by Jimmi Salvatori

The OSB goes down to 1/4" above the slab. The ground slopes away from the slab quite a bit (slab is about 8" above grade), and we made a sloped apron at the front so drainage hasn't been an issue. With respect, I'm done here. I always regret joining forums, I know I need a thicker skin. I...

I've spent the day going over my options for this, and have pretty much decided to flash the bottom of the OSB with some silicone underneath, and then run siding to the slab. It'll be in the middle of a piece so I can just use J-channel along the bottom. I'm installing guttering on the 12"...

Ha, the customer is good either way, and she'll trust me no matter what direction we take. I do admit that I'd like to do it in such a way that it would look a cut above other garages around her. Not that the neighbors are that close. Her place is on 20 acres, but the house next door has a...

I suppose a bit more background info is needed. Without getting too crazy with details, doing a block wall was out of the customers price range. We did a monolithic slab, so the garage walls start at the slab, rather than having the ability to have block come up to the house's siding line. (slab...

With due respect, I don't believe I did anything wrong or anything... I would never leave it 'uncovered' hence the creation of the thread. Sorry if I wasn;t clear enough. This is a simple cosmetic decision. If the Hardie board worked, I could put it on and it would look like the house and...

I built a 16x16 shed for someone over 8 years ago, and sided the whole thing with Hardie. The paint still looks brand new. I'm not sure what the issues with the stuff are, but my personal experience has been positive. I would never have given the entire thing a second thought until I asked my...

The wall framing has a pressure treated sill plate and I purposely left a 1/4" gap at the bottom of the OSB. I plan on using a silicone to close that, and then put some flashing for further protection. I'll look into the Smartside stuff. Thanks to all :)

Unfortunately, I don't use a smartphone so I can't take a pic, but I've made a crude illustration of my situation. I'm going to flash the bottom where the proposed wall covering will meet the slab. I'm not nearly as concerned with the water getting to the OSB as I am thew fact that James Hardie...

Thank you for the replies. The challenge is that, while the house has exposed block which has a stucco skim coat over it, the part that is exposed for me is the lowest 10" of the OSB-sheathed framed walls. Whatever I apply can't be very thick at all, as I want the vinyl siding to protrude...

Thanks! I already have: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/how-to-finish-exterior-walls-below-the-vinyl-siding.520318/

I'm constructing a 24'x24' garage and an 8'x16' mudroom on a residence. The structure will have D4 vinyl siding to match the house. There is about 10" of house foundation showing before the siding starts. I want to match the look of the house on the addition, so my thought was to use Hardie...

Hope this is proper protocol. I've been reading this forum for a few months now, as I started construction on a garage and mudroom. Threads have been a lot of help :) Thanks to all.