Patio Against Siding

I would be more interested in what the manufacturer said about this detail.

Patio against siding.

One of the most common builder errors that home inspectors have to deal with is the installation of concrete surfaces over the top of wood siding or any kind of siding for that matter. This means that you can lay the pavers against the concrete of your foundation as it rises from the earth. That would vary with the installation but siding should pretty much never finish at the patio surface there should always be a gap and that will vary from 2 6 depending on the type of patio materials. It is not a good idea.

Below the sliding patio doors so there needs to be a step. This allows the patio to be constructed 1 2 away from the sheathing giving an air gap that will allow moisture to drain and evaporate. Aluminum or fiberglass groundbreaker flashing is placed just up under the bottom of the trimmed siding and extends below the last wood element on the home the sill plate. Starting at foundation not siding you can install pavers against your house foundation as long as it is the foundation itself.

I would advise locating a vinyl siding company and getting them to break some scraps that they ve laying around about an inch much higher than the concrete will be poured and as far out from the house as the scraps will go. It is not a good idea. If the concrete is touching the cedar then it is not likely there is any drainage for the wrb and the cedar. The plan is to build the step out of concrete and top it off with a limestone cap.

There s currently a piece of wide fiber cement trim that covers the rim. The best thing to do and it s the code in va is to put aluminum coil in between the wood and the concrete. If you find your plans require laying pavers against vents siding or other materials choose another patio plan. Ca code certainly calls for 2 clearance to concrete patio with stucco.

Code clearance between siding and patio.