Asphalt Insulating Siding

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Asphalt insulating siding.

You can see it s about 1 2 inch thick. Asphalt siding material was made in two common versions one much like asphalt roof shingles but in larger sheets right side of the building photo near the top of this article and the other was comprised of an asphalt coating laminated to hardboard siding material or laminated to a softer wood based insulating board panel often sold as insulbrick or insulstone siding depending on the manufacturer. Insulating exterior siding exterior siding provides a vital outer shell to your home that protects it from the elements and adds to your home s curb appeal. It is very difficult to remove spray paint graffiti without also dissolving or discoloring some of the siding surface coating material itself.

James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard. Georgia pacific s fiberboard wall sheathing offers high insulation value a sturdy panel and sound deadening and can be used in many above ground applications. This asphalt siding is an ingenious product. Some asphalt siding may contain asbestos in the asphalt impregnated felt backer or asbestos may also be in the asphalt impregnated paper tar paper or felt used as a house wrap under the siding.

The best way to proceed would be to strip all of the exterior layers down to the 1x6 board sheathing. Southern pine asphalt impregnated board. Then you could install a decent water resistive barrier wrb on the exterior and reinstall the steel siding. It s about 1 2 inch thick wood fiber panels with interlocking male and female grooves an tongues.

The old asphalt siding is a wrong side vapor barrier so this assembly is potentially problematic. Owens corning has solutions for your building remodeling needs. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. R 10 scored squared edge insulation sheathing model 52dd view the owens corning basement and crawlspace insulation.

Here s a closeup shot of the side of an inselbric panel. Best seller owens corning foamular 250 2 in. Note the asphalt and ceramic granules.