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Psychiatrist? (post #207398, reply #1 of 4)

by DanH in reply to woodenhead [original] on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 19:30

Psychiatrist?


Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.  --Herman Melville

Cement siding over clapboard (post #207398, reply #2 of 4)

by woodenhead in reply to DanH [original] on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 05:26

Can you give me the name of yours.

Unfortunately he retired.  (post #207398, reply #3 of 4)

by DanH in reply to woodenhead [original] on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 06:15

Unfortunately he retired.  (But he was wearing this long-sleeved white coat when he left the office -- I wonder what that was all about?)


Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.  --Herman Melville

The problem is that you (post #207398, reply #4 of 4)

by DanH in reply to woodenhead [original] on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 06:19

The problem is that you either need a flat surface or you must lay the new planks exactly over the old ones.  For plastic/aluminum siding they use the fanfold foam "insulation" to produce a flat surface, but that likely wouldn't work so well with fiber-cement.  To lay new planks over the old they both must be about the same exposure and thickness (and generally FC is a bit on the thin side).


Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.  --Herman Melville