Cedar shingles over stucco

[cgrutt]

Customer wants me to side his garage with cedar shingles over existing stucco. Wants me to install fir stripping directly over the stucco garage and install shingles to the stripping. My initial thought is this is probably not the best way to go about this. Wouldn't it be better to remove the stucco, check sheathing and make any repairs, re-wrap the garage and install shingles directly over sheathing. Relatively small garage, about 20x24 looks like the exterior walls are only 7' to the soffits (I only saw a picture of garage so far). I don't think it would add that much to job to remove the stucco. Am I over thinking this?

 

[The Cobbler]

no issues that I can see.
You could suggest the alternate but I wouldn't press the issue.
you can wrap the garage with tyvek still

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I did lots of both with vinyl siding. Removing stucco IS the best but maybe not for the customer at this time. Removing stucco would double my estimate, it's heavy work. If you do go that route the best way I found was to cut into the stucco down close to the wire, into 1' by 2' [up to 2'x3'] rectangles, then use a potato fork with a 1 1/4" pipe welded where the wood handle would go. Jam the potato fork in behind the wire and pry. Any wire not cut usually breaks and side cutters get the ones that don't break. The 1x2 size is easier to handle throwing into the trailer and to carry. The pipe handle also works as a hammer for breaking off the corner and stubborn pieces.

 

[jalind]

Customer wants me to side his garage with cedar shingles over existing stucco. Wants me to install fir stripping directly over the stucco garage and install shingles to the stripping. My initial thought is this is probably not the best way to go about this. Wouldn't it be better to remove the stucco, check sheathing and make any repairs, re-wrap the garage and install shingles directly over sheathing. Relatively small garage, about 20x24 looks like the exterior walls are only 7' to the soffits (I only saw a picture of garage so far). I don't think it would add that much to job to remove the stucco. Am I over thinking this?

Just a thought . . .
Does local, county and state code allow using cedar shingles? In some locales they're forbidden for other than replacing a few to maintain existing construction and they ban it from being used to replace an existing cedar roof. I mention this because I lived in a region some time ago that banned cedar shakes due to the fire hazard from wildfire embers.

You don't want to get into this work only to discover it's prohibited by code. If it's not, go for it, but the owner should be aware his homeowner's insurance might go up a tad.

John

 

[cgrutt]

Just a thought . . .
Does local, county and state code allow using cedar shingles? In some locales they're forbidden for other than replacing a few to maintain existing construction and they ban it from being used to replace an existing cedar roof. I mention this because I lived in a region some time ago that banned cedar shakes due to the fire hazard from wildfire embers.

You don't want to get into this work only to discover it's prohibited by code. If it's not, go for it, but the owner should be aware his homeowner's insurance might go up a tad.

John

I don't think so but I will check. His house is cedar not doing roof just siding. It's a lake house in the Adirondacks.

Was actually wondering if there were any code issues putting the siding over stucco (mold, moisture issues, etc).

 

[6768rogues]

I would use treated wood strips and stainless nails.