I know this picture isn't pretty, but this part of the job has been put off and has kept me up nights, so it's a big deal to see it getting done. We covered the exposed part of the foundation insulation with about 1 foot of coated white aluminum flashing. Note that it is folded over the bottom of the wall furring to prevent vermin from crawling in the walls between the siding (not shown), sheathing (white), and furring strips (wooden). Gord has a special tool for bending metal like this.
The blue foundation insulation is already discolored from the morning sun beating down on it all summer. It was about time we covered it up. Hopefully, it didn't lose too much of its insulation value. This is on the east side of the house. The corner trim actually helps to hold it in place for now, and it will eventually be covered by siding. Alex was worried that the white flashing would look too white and get too dirty looking once it's been on for a while. As it turns out, it actually takes on a little bit of a grayish tinge when contrasted with the ultra-white of the Maibec trim, so it doesn't look too bad.
I know this picture isn't pretty, but this part of the job has been put off and has kept me up nights, so it's a big deal to see it getting done. We covered the exposed part of the foundation insulation with about 1 foot of coated white aluminum flashing. Note that it is folded over the bottom of the wall furring to prevent vermin from crawling in the walls between the siding (not shown), sheathing (white), and furring strips (wooden). Gord has a special tool for bending metal like this.
The blue foundation insulation is already discolored from the morning sun beating down on it all summer. It was about time we covered it up. Hopefully, it didn't lose too much of its insulation value. This is on the east side of the house. The corner trim actually helps to hold it in place for now, and it will eventually be covered by siding. Alex was worried that the white flashing would look too white and get too dirty looking once it's been on for a while. As it turns out, it actually takes on a little bit of a grayish tinge when contrasted with the ultra-white of the Maibec trim, so it doesn't look too bad.
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