Vinyl siding over Zip system
Brian Ducharme
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If you intend on installing vinyl siding over zip system, should you be using galvanized or stainless fasteners to install the zip sheathing? I am at a point of starting sheathing with zip system on a new build and would rather not install a WRB though I am concerned that using bright nails will rust and maybe eventually make its way onto the siding. Has anyone dealt with this in the past? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
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Brian,
What does the siding manufacturer specify? Also, ZIP has an integrated WRB.
Fasteners anywhere near the exterior of a building should be galvanized. What's the downside? They aren't much more a box. Just watch overdriving, it makes a big difference in how the ZIP performs.
Brian,
Huber (the manufacturer of Zip sheathing) doesn't specify fastener type -- even staples are allowed as long as the staples are "code approved."
As Malcolm noted, most contractors would use galvanized fasteners.
Rust spots on your sheathing won't ever bleed through vinyl siding.