Pouring Concrete Against Siding

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.

Pouring concrete against siding.

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. This is mostly because of the chance for standing water or leeching. We show you the best techniques and tools so you get concrete forms right the first time.

Pouring a concrete slab yourself can be a big money saver or big mistake. 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. As porous as concrete is its not even ideal that treated wood meets concrete. As you install the metal shoot some silicone caulking behind it.

Wood meeting concrete in a damp area is never a good recipe. The porch wraps around 1 side and part of the back where it is on the back the porch is not covered. If you are pouring 4 have them break it 5 high. I see concrete poured against.