This will prevent insects from nesting between the siding and the concrete.
How to attach siding to concrete block.
One choice might be vinyl siding.
A concrete block garage is just about as sturdy as any garage can be.
Install a strip of insect netting along the bottom edge of the concrete wall by nailing the netting to the furring strips.
Foam insulation in between.
The information that i have found states that i should use 1x3 furring actually 3 4 thick.
3 install another horizontal board along the top of the block wall and attach vertical boards at the edges of the walls using the same method.
Most of the time these foundations are rarely exposed with much of the surrounding soil covering the walls.
Surepin fasteners are driven hardened steel pins used to attach cement fiber siding i e.
Cinder block walls are strong and inexpensive but they aren t always pleasant to look at.
I have trimmed out the windows and capped with coil stock.
Use concrete screws to attach the boards to the block.
Concrete is an inexpensive way to create a strong cover.
This report issued by pei evaluation service covers the use of aerosmith 145 series pins for cement fiber siding direct to concrete block cmu.
But if you want a garage that is both sturdy and attractive you may want to cover your garage s exterior concrete block wall surface with something more becoming than the concrete block.
The netting should reach about 1 foot up the wall and overlap the ground slightly to form a barrier between the ground and the concrete.
I have a block house and will be installing vinyl siding over the block.
In effect i would need to add a bit of spacing between the concrete and the siding.
The vinyl siding that around the concrete portion that i want to cover up is attached to an osb board that s attached to the framing of the house.
Stucco is similar to concrete but more decorative.
House foundations are concrete or concrete blocks.
As a result the osb protrudes about a half inch farther out than the concrete.