Mike Lamb 56 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Does the wood trim that protrudes at the bottom of the siding have a name? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 74 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I don't like the term, but it's commonly referred to as water table trim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad Fabry 54 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 What Bill said. (as always) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Raymond 27 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) What's wrong with the name? When modern builders try to duplicate it that is exactly what they build...a table for water to sit on. Edited July 30, 2017 by Tom Raymond Spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trent Tarter 5 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I call it the lower trim band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Lamb 56 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 And shouldn't we see a flashing above it and not caulk? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 123 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Traditionally, it needs no flashing. The top piece is angled to shed water and the 1st course of siding is beveled at a slightly sharper angle. Portland is full of houses with this detail intact from the pre-war era. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AHI in AR 2 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Sometimes referred to around here as a drip cap. Unfortunately, not always sloped as it should be in newer homes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad Fabry 54 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 21 hours ago, Mike Lamb said: And shouldn't we see a flashing above it and not caulk? What you should see is no flashing and no caulk. Caulking the bottoms of any clapboard is a really bad practice. An even worse practice is caulking the bottom of the bottom clapboard. Around here the water tables are angled as Jim pointed out but most of them have a profile that mimics the depth of the clapboard and precludes the need for a flashing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 77 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 The drip cap we have here is separate from the water table. Fits under the lowest course of clapboard like Chad's drawing but also fits over the water table below. It protrudes from the wall about a half inch more than either clapboard or water table. The only homes that have it here are about 100 yrs old or older. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Booth 6 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 On 8/3/2017 at 6:12 AM, Chad Fabry said: What you should see is no flashing and no caulk. Caulking the bottoms of any clapboard is a really bad practice. An even worse practice is caulking the bottom of the bottom clapboard. Around here the water tables are angled as Jim pointed out but most of them have a profile that mimics the depth of the clapboard and precludes the need for a flashing. ........and on the bottom surface (just below what you can see in Chad's sketch), just in from the outer edge is a routed groove. The purpose of which is to break the surface tension of the flowing water so it drips off, rather than flow down onto the band trim and foundation surface......Greg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BADAIR 13 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 On 7/27/2017 at 9:01 PM, Chad Fabry said: What Bill said. (as always) it's a good thing when the Heads are aligned proper water table trim when produced from wood requires the bottom kerf or expect premature failure 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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