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Hire window world for the windows and window world will tell your city where to go. --50.32.xxx.xxx

Permits are ALWAYS about increasing taxes. --98.122.x.xx

Yeah, I got central air for a duplex so the windows would not have small ACs in them. Permit was 2 hundred and something and when it was inspected I got a letter saying my property taxes would go up. No wonder some folks just let buildings go bad. --73.178.xxx.xx

I just looked up Hardie Board. It has to be painted. It is very heavy and it is cement and sand. No thanks. I think you should leave it alone or find something else and get the cost of your permit down. How cold does it get in WA? Are you worried about fire because it is fire resistant. Home advisor has a good explanation of it. --73.178.xxx.xx

I appreciate the replies. The T1-11 is a plywood type of siding. Mine is starting to rot in areas. Eventually it will just get worse. Vinyl is half the cost but doesn’t look nice and who wants plastic around the house. But check this out. The state of WA has a law for multi family residence. If you are replacing windows or siding , they want a weatherization enclosure plan from either an architect or engineering detailing the specifics of he installation and drawing. House bill 1848. Guess how much architect wants? $2k-3k!!! On top of the $1900 ! Plus property tax increase ! All I want is to make it look nice and fix it up. Amazing --73.246.xxx.x

BG, this is all thanks to the braindead liberals who have taken over our states. We've got the imbeciles in Seattle and Portland who aren't capable of running a lemonade stand trying to run a state... And they think they should also be telling the rest of the country what to do as well. --50.45.xxx.xxx

I would do it without the permits --72.231.xxx.xxx

I’m thinking about it but I heard it’s a double fine That’s $4k and then they would probably halt my project make me get a permit plus the architect thing for $5k for a total of $9k and then raise my property taxes which they incidentally increased 30% in past three years --73.246.xxx.x

I pay my taxes, I pay their crazy water bill they charge me. It’s a money grab. The city wants to grease their pockets with my money basically telling me I’m not allowed to repair my building UNLESS you pay us $1900 in permit fees although it will probably be approx 5 man hours. Max of their time. They are profiting off permits essentially --73.246.xxx.x

Here in Los Angeles, if you spend $10,000 on a property doing upgrades, then the County Assessor will send you a form and re-evaluate the value of your property, up the property tax.... --47.156.xx.xx

N the new hardboard comes in prefinished Colors that do not need painting for 15 years --99.203.xx.xx

Thanks for sharing this --96.241.xxx.xx

Live free or die - that is the motto on our License lates and we mean it. We have no sales tax to income taxes too ! --24.34.xx.xxx

I would do 1 apt or 1 wall, and wait a year to see if this experiment turns out any energy savings to substantiate a larger scale project - wink... --76.188.xxx.xx

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Don't be surprised to see rent control coming down the tracks toward you. --174.216.xx.xx

nhsailmaker, that actually happened here. Someone put up political signs along some streets and at homes, criticizing the current administration before an election. The mayor sent a crew around to pick them all up. They even came on my property to take mine. I caught them and their response was, well the mayor said to get them all. Of course you know what party is in charge here. No one would even get on the ballot to run against them except to old guys are now running as independents. I know they both and they have my vote. --73.178.xxx.xx

A weatherization enclosure plan? Wow,that is utterly brutal... like a 3rd world landlord problem. I'd try to find an existing one online, have a va insertions company name and property address inside of it and see if it works... if it's a whole bunch of pages, there's no way they read it all... what a gross cash grab... sounds like something you'd get in ca or ma! --173.24.xxx.xxx

You get what you allow. If you can't change the government by throwing out these people, go somewhere else. --66.188.xx.xxx

If that does not worry you them you are numb to what is happening to America --24.34.xx.xxx

Then, can you get someone to install the siding on the weekend, fast? --64.251.xxx.xxx

Lol Barb, we are on the same page BUT I looked in to it. This siding typically takes 10-12 days if done properly. Windows can go In quickly but siding will take time --174.221.x.xxx

Hardie not as waterproof and harder to work with. --73.152.xx.xxx

We sided a house, put a privacy fence up, built a backyard deck and put a storage shed up all without permits. Not caught yet lol. And we are in a super small town. The siding was done over 10 years ago, the fence was about the same. But the shed and deck were 2 years ago. --173.26.xx.xxx

In Charlotte we can make any repair or upgrade for under $5,000 without permits unless it is changing out an HVAC system or HW. Neither of these that increase our taxes they just come out to ensure it was done correctly. --98.121.xxx.xxx

I just replaced ten, aluminum-framed windows last week. No permit pulled as it was an undercover/weekend job. I pay way too much in property taxes to begin with. --184.18.xx.xx

...............chsrlie...........no we didn't make as much on the house as she did on the book...........but that's all right................... .............................she deserved it....... --32.214.xxx.xx

BG,I wouldn't change the T 1-11,Just stain it................charlie....................... --32.214.xxx.xx

Will your neighbor's rat you out? If not, I would replace the Windows unit by unit as apts. are empty. Do the job on a Sunday. Do not replace the siding, just "repair" a piece at a time as it rots out. --69.244.xx.xx

I have thrown scraps of T 1-11 on the scrap heap fo almost a year just to see how it would hold up nothing ever happened to it,even without stain........charlie. ..............you must have got a bad batch..................Id follow up with the supplier.............................. --32.214.xxx.xx

Again, I appreciate the input. The T1-11 has been on their for 40 years. There’s approx 25 boards (that’s about (1/4) ofbthe apartment that needs to be replaced. I haven’t painted it in 13 years. I can probably fix whatever needs fixing and paint it. But I’m worried that after 40 years, how much life does it have left in it. I have an opportunity to repair certain pieces with plywood and use a different type of siding before it all goes bad Basically the siding will go on top of it along with the weather barrier. Trust me I’m all about saving money but how long much longer can the stuff last. T1-11 was very popular in the 60s and 70s and mostly used for barns ; iitbshould ever been used for an apartment building. But on the positive side It did hold up for 40 years. Question is will it hold up even longer. I have an opportunity to fix it But now you have me second-guessing myself should I just repair it. --73.246.xxx.x

I've had plenty of T1-11 fail within just a few years. And the LP garbage around here had a 100 percent failure rate. --50.45.xxx.xxx

BG,I'd just replace the deteriorated pieces and stain.The other original pieces will probably outlast you and I both by how many years,I wouldn't dare guess.........charlie....................... --32.214.xxx.xx

BG,I'd just replace the deteriorated pieces and stain.The other original pieces will probably outlast you and I both by how many years,I wouldn't dare guess.........charlie....................... --32.214.xxx.xx

Hardie board and planks are AWESOME. Yes, they have to be painted, but they hold the color extremely well and will not need to be repainted for 8-10 yrs minimum. They don't rot, termites won't eat them, paint won't flake off of them, they handle harsh weather well, and you can put foamboard under them for added insulation. It's the last siding you'll ever buy for that house. --108.69.xxx.xxx