This is a personal decision based on cost the local style and your own personal preferences.
Metal siding on icf house.
Vinyl siding installs quickly and provides an affordable siding for icf.
Our project is a cabin with an icf basement so this treatment has a rustic element that might work.
Due to moisture siding at grade level is not an option.
Vinyl siding a quick and affordable exterior finish for icf durable and tough vinyl siding made from pvc plastic resin comes in many styles and colors.
These are solid foam with no nailers on them.
Just like with traditional poured concrete walls or a wood framed building you can.
I am considering attaching congregated metal as a skirt beneath the siding and extending it to just below grade.
Insulating concrete form icf walls are increasingly popular in modern construction for their ease of use and durability.
Applying stucco products seems labor intensive.
How to finish exposed icf walls.
Too much risk of moisture wicking in from edges and trashing the siding.
Metal siding or brick are also good options but note that brick requires special icf forms at ground level for support due to the weight.
How is the corner piece of the vinyl siding attached on the icf wall.
Hello i was looking for this info on amvic side but can t find it.
You can choose any siding you want.
I don t recommend hardi plank or other composite siding.
We are looking at some type of rock which may be cultured or not.
I ask this because i see the icf plastic insert in the corner piece at just 11 25 from the actual corner edge https.
Unlike metal and aluminum vinyl does not rust conduct electricity or dent.
I am looking for options for siding on icf forms.
Just because your house is made of icfs does not mean that there is any limit to siding choices.
What do i need to install to attach this to the foam and how.
Metal siding is a great product if you ve installed your icfs correctly especially in high desert where i live western colo.
For more details about how to install this siding check out my videos part.
Brick veneer stucco cedar lap siding fiber cement siding board batten siding.