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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 458594" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Bowing of wood siding... if it was water behind, there should be some kind of "mush" to it... </p><p>I'm thinking more likely - subtle shifts to the property from the earthquake. This would put stress points into the structure, and the materials have to go somewhere when stressed... so you get a bulge or a bow.</p><p></p><p>You probably don't know this but... was the structure square and true before the earthquake? That is, was the floor level, and the walls straight? If so, you could check now to see how square and true things are.</p><p></p><p>Having said that... a bow in the siding is always a problem. The boards are not fitting together the way they should, so it becomes possible for water to get in behind the boards. Over time, this can rot the wall. (You already knew that, right?) This means... you probably need to pull that siding and see what's really going on. Of course - easier said than done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 458594, member: 11791"] Bowing of wood siding... if it was water behind, there should be some kind of "mush" to it... I'm thinking more likely - subtle shifts to the property from the earthquake. This would put stress points into the structure, and the materials have to go somewhere when stressed... so you get a bulge or a bow. You probably don't know this but... was the structure square and true before the earthquake? That is, was the floor level, and the walls straight? If so, you could check now to see how square and true things are. Having said that... a bow in the siding is always a problem. The boards are not fitting together the way they should, so it becomes possible for water to get in behind the boards. Over time, this can rot the wall. (You already knew that, right?) This means... you probably need to pull that siding and see what's really going on. Of course - easier said than done. [/QUOTE]
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