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Masonite siding repair
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| I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some of
the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
tape?
Thanks
Steve
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| Masonite is like a sponge when wet. Best long term solution is to rip off
and start again but not with masonite.
Short term maybe bondo then paint?
BTW - There was a lawsuit about this. You may have some recourse and a claim
depending on when it was installed.
See http://www.masoniteclaims.com/
"Steve" <slidersNOSPAM@airmail.net> wrote in message
news:om55e1digi07o58l2lskvsiish2cv9524u@4ax.com...
>I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some of
> the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
> entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
> tape?
> Thanks
> Steve
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| jjfxcfc@gmail.com 2005-07-26, 2:21 am |
| Check out the masonite claims aspect. A strong and definite agreement
to that. Beyond that point, the longer you stave off its inevitable
complete replacement, the more it will bite your pocket book. So do
the paperwork on the other and bit the bullet on getting it done SAP.
I've seen and worked with clients individually and commercially who had
that problem. They stupidly put off removal for 2 or 3 (one 10) yrs.
The outcome was having to strip down to the structurals and replace
sone of them. Not doing it can end up yopu wanting to kick yourself in
the head amny times over.
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| "Steve" <slidersNOSPAM@airmail.net> wrote in message
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>I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some of
> the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
> entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
> tape?
> Thanks
> Steve
Sorry if this is a dupe post, I did not see my reply show up, nor any
replies so I am reposting what I tried to post yesterday.....
Masonite is like a sponge when wet. Best long term solution is to rip off
and start again but not with masonite.
Short term maybe bondo then paint?
BTW - There was a lawsuit about this. You may have some recourse and a claim
depending on when it was installed.
See http://www.masoniteclaims.com/
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| Jim B 2005-07-26, 12:21 pm |
| On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:05:52 -0500, Steve <slidersNOSPAM@airmail.net> wrote:
You might want to check the web and see if you are eligible to
claim a class action suit. There is a deadline.
http://www.masoniteclaims.com/hardboard/FAQ.htm
I repaired my masonite sidings with 2"X4" treated lumber.
Using a table saw I cut a 45 degree across the treated
lumber. I also cut all the vertical fairings with a 3-1/2"
circular saw so the 2"X4" treated lumber run straight
across the rotting lower masonite siding. I caulk the
leading edge of the 45 degree treated lumber so water
will not rote the siding and lumber again. You may not
need to cut the 45 degree treated lumber if you don't
have a table saw.
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>I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some of
>the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
>entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
>tape?
>Thanks
>Steve
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| Kiwanda 2005-07-27, 12:21 pm |
| Steve <slidersNOSPAM@airmail.net> wrote in
news:om55e1digi07o58l2lskvsiish2cv9524u@4ax.com:
> I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some
of
> the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
> entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
> tape?
Strip it all off and replace. We did this last summer on our detached
garage (house has steel already) where the Masonite was starting to
fail. It had wicked water behind the siding and destroyed the lower
1/3 of the sheething; we also had to replace some of the sills and
most of the door/window casings. Masonite acts like a sponge when it
gets wet, wicking the water through the planks. Terrible stuff.
We replaced ours with fiber cement siding which looks a lot better.
Cost of materials (we did it ourselves) was comparable to replacing
with Masonite or a similar product.
-kiwanda
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| Steve 2005-07-29, 11:21 am |
| On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:05:52 -0500, Steve <slidersNOSPAM@airmail.net>
wrote:
>I have 20 year old masonite siding which is starting to crack. Some of
>the side edgings are starting to fray. I do not want to replace the
>entire board...15' lenghts. Any suggestions? Caulk? weatherproof
>tape?
>Thanks
>Steve
Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. I purchased the house
4 years ago..The previous owner had freshly painted the siding, which
hid the defects. At that time I was more interested in the roof,
termite damage and interior problems. I filed a claim against Masonite
back in 2004, but was rejected due to being a new owner.Nevetheless I
am kicking myself in the rear..repeatedly for not being aware of this
type of siding before I bought. Had no clue!
Is Hardy board cement siding a suitable replacement?
BTW I am In Dallas..
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| kevin 2005-07-29, 12:21 pm |
| Rejected due to being a new owner? I don't recall that being part of
the process for us. We had bought our house just a few years before
also, and got enough from the settlement to pay for an entire new
siding job. The thinking is that whoever does the repair, new owner or
old, should get the money. Course, if a previous owner took the money
and then sold, without repairing, then you are out of luck. Each
address gets at most one claim.
-Kevin
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