Pouring Concrete Against Siding

If you are pouring 4 have them break it 5 high.

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. 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. It can be cork 1 2 thick by 4 tall set to the wall with short pins to hold it while pouring.

You and your. Concrete should never be poured up against steel siding and or trim. There is a tar or asphalt impregnated expansion joint material too that may. As porous as concrete is its not even ideal that treated wood meets concrete.

This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching. Pouring a concrete slab yourself can be a big money saver or big mistake. As you install the metal shoot some silicone caulking behind it. Wet concrete on skin can cause everything from mild redness to third degree permanently disfiguring chemical burns.

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.