Pouring Concrete Against Siding

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.

Pouring concrete against siding.

As you install the metal shoot some silicone caulking behind it. Wood meeting concrete in a damp area is never a good recipe. Wet concrete on skin can cause everything from mild redness to third degree permanently disfiguring chemical burns. 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.

This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching. Concrete should never be poured up against steel siding and or trim. 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. We show you the best techniques and tools so you get concrete forms right the first time.

As porous as concrete is its not even ideal that treated wood meets concrete. You and your. There is a tar or asphalt impregnated expansion joint material too that may. Typically when i pour concrete against a house foundation never pour concrete against any siding imho it invites trouble later i have an expansion joint set to the house.

The porch wraps around 1 side and part of the back where it is on the back the porch is not covered.