we”re putting a small addition on the front of our brick ranch style home in virginia. I”d like to use vertical redwood siding on the 8 ft by 8 ft extension which will be mostly glass casement windows, so the lumber will be only a small portion of the the walls; its an east view with the prevalent weather from northwest and southwest. If we use t and g, won”t i still need to calk the joints for watertightness? I plan to use a semitransparent brush on from Cabot or Olympic. Any of your thoughts would be appreciated. Paul
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You shouldn't have to caulk the T & G joints, especially if your staining and not painting. Perhaps you're thinking of blind caulking inside the groove but I can almost guarantee you'll have a mess on your hands if you do that. Since the siding will be orientated vertically and not lapped horizontally put special emphisis on the underlayment. Tyvek and tar paper should work fine but if you're still concerned, and since it's not a lot of square footage, you could bitchithane the sidewalls.
Edited 2/7/2006 2:22 pm ET by Rickie