Installing Vinyl Siding Over Foam Insulation

Xps rigid foam insulation outboard of my structural sheathing so my question is.

Installing vinyl siding over foam insulation.

The foam on the outside keeps the wood frame inside the wall warm and dry in. Josh braun via email. After going through my remodeling budget it looks like vinyl siding will be in my near future. It typically is installed over rigid foam board insulation fastened to wood wall sheathing.

Vinyl siding can be used in original construction or as a replacement for old siding. This detail is used with both new construction and also with renovation work. Many houses built today have a double wall type of insulation with fiberglass batts fastened between the studs on the inside and rigid foam board over. Is it ok to fasten the vinyl siding through the foam or do i have to apply furring strips.

This type of insulation may change and flatten the specialty built in contour of the panel causing the siding to bulge or ripple. I still want to put 2 in. If the wood siding is beveled or lapped you will need vertical furring strips 16 inches apart covered with rigid foam board to provide a. Below are some of the design details along with the benefits.

It also serves as an air barrier. How to install rigid foam under siding. It adds up to a robust system. Generally referred to as rigid foam insulation this type of foam insulation is.

Plus rigid foam insulation applied over the outside walls. Some manufacturers strongly recommend against the use of drop in type foam or fiberboard behind its vinyl siding. Siding over rigid foam.