Drywall Before Siding

Then once you get the roof on and doors and windows in the house is dried in.

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. The drywall becomes wetwall and if he has put any insulation in the wall cavities it gets soaked as well. The tricky part can be dealing with the added thickness where siding meets windows and doors. Any ductwork for room vents and air return.

The proper order is. Applying weather resistant sheathing over old siding is the fastest easiest way to provide a flat nailable surface for vinyl or aluminum siding installation. Framing first followed by sheathing that is usually plywood or osb followed by housewrap if you re using one followed by siding. As others have said if the builder has done good work the walls are dried in before the brick is installed.

Be sure door and window frames can be built out relatively easily before taking this approach. 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. We are a little worried about this won t the insulation drywall get wet damp. Drain lines along with hot and cold water lines.

Here s a checklist of items that need to be installed before the drywall goes up.