Installing A Siding Water Table

Snap level chalk lines to help you keep the water table boards straight and attach them by driving two or three nails at each stud.

Installing a siding water table.

Siding and trim that extends down to a roof dormers second floors etc and decks requires a minimum of a 2 inch gap to avoid wicking. How to build traditional water table trim with cellular pvc trim boards exterior siding details may 2020 article about re creating water table trim on an old house using synthetic lumber. The water table should overlap the foundation by about 1 in. Since the weather has been decent i ve started the siding project.

And be capped on top with either a preformed metal drip cap or a custom flashing installed under the sheathing wrap. Install water table boards all around the house install a 1x6 or wider water table with its bottom edge 2 inches below the sill plate. Cut a slit in the sheathing wrap along the entire length of the water table and slip the upper leg of the flashing under the wrap see illustration.