Belly Band Board Repairs to Rotten Ends of T1-11 Siding - Part 2

This is Part 2 of two videos that document a three-day home exterior improvement/repair project completed by Three Crowns Inc.
TOTAL COST: $7,947
What you will see in this Part 2 video:
1. Installing the remaining trim boards to cover a gap between the Hardie soffit panels and the siding.
2. Installing corner trim boards on all six corners of our house
3. Cutting an 8” wide strip off the bottom of the T1-11 siding at the north and northwest sides of our garage, some with wood rot.
4. Installing belly band boards with a metal flashing between the new horizontal boards and the old T1-11 siding.
Like I do with all my RUclips videos, I got permission in advance from Three Crowns to record video of their crew while they installed Hardie soffit panels on our old house.
I hope that you find this video both entertaining and informative. Thank you for watching and for visiting my channel!
- Randall
Background:
About five months before work began, we had signed a contract with Three Crowns Inc. to complete a home exterior improvement/repair project following the installation of a new roof by Campbell Roofing (see my Campbell Roofing videos). The work to be performed included installing soffit boards under the eaves of our new roof and repairing/replacing the rotted ends of some of the T1-11 siding on the north and west sides of our garage. Two weeks after our roof was replaced by Campbell Roofing, Three Crowns began work on this three-day project. After the had finished installing the soffit panels, on day 3 Three Crowns repaired the rotted bottoms of the T1-11 siding at the north and northwest sides of our garage, cutting a strip about 8” high and installing new spruce belly band boards with a metal flashing in between. When all repairs were finished, Three Crowns installed corner trim boards on all six corners of our house.
The rotten wood at the bottom of some of the T1-11 siding on our garage was likely caused by the previous owners allowing the siding to be in contact with the dirt, and planting plants or grass next to the siding along the foundation for many years. Besides being unsightly, it was impossible to tell how much internal damage there was to the wood, or if the siding or wood structure in the walls were actively infested with powder post beetles or termites until the rotten sections were removed and inspected. Before ripping off mostly good and difficult to find, and very expensive T1-11 siding, Three Crowns recommended cutting an 8” high strip along the bottom of the siding on the two sides of our garage, and if they found no additional damage, they would install belly band boards to cover up the opening. Fortunately, this turned out to be the perfect solution!

[@LosFlyingTurntables]

Always prime your end grain cuts. Especially when using cheap pre primed wood. Probably pine.

[@johns.1940]

Came here to say just this. They just recreated the same problem 8" up at the z flash...... Job security I guess.

[@chex313]

No vinyl siding in this state ?

[@mra95662]

where is part 1?

[@hikechoco]

what did you put in place on the bottom? it doesn't look like siding.

[@heavycream6682]

It looks like cement board siding.

[@user-fx9ey7rt2b]

What material are the corner pieces made from? And where is Part 1???

[@randallwingett]

The corner pieces are primed cedar wood. I changed the order in my playlist for these two videos based on your comment. Thank for reaching out! This is Part 1: ruclips.net/video/XfXS3PJR2MU/видео.htmlsi=L0xp6MQwWf-XEL2o

[@rickluchtenburg8166]

So a cement board wouldn't rott

[@tomreyes4908]

Safety glasses anyone?

[@cha-ka8671]

They have their squints

[@LosFlyingTurntables]

Then these hacks didn’t prime the new cut 👎🏽

[@francoamerican4632]

They're wearing safety contact lenses 😂

[@ericbarthelemy190]

So much gap...

[@techerrorcode9373]

Caulk

[@sergiobalino836]

The gap above the z flashing is supposed to be 3/8 to 1/4 inch

[@cha-ka8671]

@@sergiobalino836why is there supposed to be a gap? To allow any water that gets on there to shed off and not get stuck making a puddle?

[@TeranRealtor]

@@cha-ka8671 most will slide off, and the rest will evaporate before the top piece of siding (cut edge primed and painted before installing the flashing) gets a chance to soak it up. I just watched another youtuber explain that. I would have made the mistake of pushing the bottom piece up as tight as I could make it, thinking that would be better.

[@cha-ka8671]

@@TeranRealtor Thanks for answering