This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching.
Concrete poured against wood siding.
This is just a quick video for my friend who is building a home.
The best thing to do and it s the code in va is to put aluminum coil in between the wood and the concrete.
For additional moisture protection a gasket or strip of closed cell foam can be installed between the.
It lets the concrete expand and contract freely.
The top 3 8 inch of the iso strip is perforated so you can peel it off after the concrete is hard then you can caulk this groove making it water.
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.
Wood meeting concrete in a damp area is never a good recipe.
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.
I noticed something in his video that raised a red flag for me so i thought i would rough ou.
As porous as concrete is its not even ideal that treated wood meets concrete.
Anyplace where wood meets the ground or concrete the lumber must be pressure treated.
You can use a product called iso strip off.
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.
I see concrete poured against.