Pouring Concrete Against Siding

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.

Pouring concrete against siding.

Wet concrete on skin can cause everything from mild redness to third degree permanently disfiguring chemical burns. If you are pouring 4 have them break it 5 high. I see concrete poured against. This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching.

You and your. Pouring a concrete slab yourself can be a big money saver or big mistake. 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 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.

Further water sitting on the concrete can seep through the joint between the concrete and the siding and cause dry rot in the siding and in the wood members below. The porch wraps around 1 side and part of the back where it is on the back the porch is not covered. Wood meeting concrete in a damp area is never a good recipe. Concrete should never be poured up against steel siding and or trim.