Drywall Before Siding

The only gotcha i have seen with his approach is the hammering during brick tie installation can cause cosmetic drywall texture cracking.

Drywall before siding. The proper order is. Framing first followed by sheathing that is usually plywood or osb followed by housewrap if you re using one followed by siding. Problem is they have not finished the siding tyvek is up and there is a window on the main floor that has not been installed yet. Applying weather resistant sheathing over old siding is the fastest easiest way to provide a flat nailable surface for vinyl or aluminum siding installation.

Drain lines along with hot and cold water lines. It s time to hang drywall only after the mechanical contractors are done the windows and doors are in place the roof is on and the exterior wall boxing siding and insulation phases are. Any ductwork for room vents and air return. Our builder informed us that the insulation drywall is going up this week.

All wiring and electrical boxes installed for wall outlets switches and light fixtures. The tricky part can be dealing with the added thickness where siding meets windows and doors. Here s a checklist of items that need to be installed before the drywall goes up. Then once you get the roof on and doors and windows in the house is dried in.

The drywall becomes wetwall and if he has put any insulation in the wall cavities it gets soaked as well.