Should i be concerned.
Flashing between brick and siding.
Typical brick applications include fireplace boxes and chimneys and several courses.
Here are a few materials you will need as well as the steps to follow to help guide you through the process.
Step 1 glue.
When it comes to flashing siding corners many builders simply use a 1x wood corner.
Every house i can find that has a 1 2 brick wall with hardi siding above has flashing between the brick and the hardi trim band.
Many architectural concepts feature a combination of brick and siding.
Begin by applying a glue to the back of the siding and pressing it completely.
We re building a house down here in georgia and the siding installer didn t put flashing between the brick wall 3 ft tall and hardi siding band above.
All the other houses have that flashing but he said they didn t need it because the drip edge on the top of the band will prevent water from getting in the brick wall cavity.
How to transition from brick to siding.
There are a lot of options he has.
Flashing between brick and siding is a relatively similar process on all types of brick to siding transitions although there may be slight variations based on manufacturer recommendations.
Actually pictures 1 and 2 are my house without the flashing between the brick and the hardi trim band.
In your case there is a great need for a flashing that runs along the top of any of the horizontal fascia boards.
And when those corners start to decay they become.
Many times after a while you will experience a gap between your brick and siding.
Each time you transition between materials say foundation siding brick windows doors etc.
You need to make sure each material sheds water over the top of the material below without getting behind or under the materials.
But unlike fiber cement siding wood is almost sure to rot.