I m installing a patio in my backyard and the grade level is about 15 in.
Patio against siding.
If the concrete is touching the cedar then it is not likely there is any drainage for the wrb and the cedar.
How to safely pour concrete against siding.
I would advise locating a vinyl siding company and getting them to break some scraps that they ve laying around about an inch much higher than the concrete will be poured and as far out from the house as the scraps will go.
The best thing to do and it s the code in va is to put aluminum coil in between the wood and the concrete.
Ca code certainly calls for 2 clearance to concrete patio with stucco.
If you find your plans require laying pavers against vents siding or other materials choose another patio plan.
Starting at foundation not siding you can install pavers against your house foundation as long as it is the foundation itself.
Below the sliding patio doors so there needs to be a step.
The plan is to build the step out of concrete and top it off with a limestone cap.
This means that you can lay the pavers against the concrete of your foundation as it rises from the earth.
Wrcla wants 2 clearance to prevent wicking.
It is not a good idea.
Aluminum or fiberglass groundbreaker flashing is placed just up under the bottom of the trimmed siding and extends below the last wood element on the home the sill plate.
One of the most common builder errors that home inspectors have to deal with is the installation of concrete surfaces over the top of wood siding or any kind of siding for that matter.
Code clearance between siding and patio.
It is not a good idea.
I would be more interested in what the manufacturer said about this detail.