Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.
Can you put vinyl siding over steel siding.
If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss.
Having said that there are a few things that you might want to think about.
In many areas with variable climate you are not allowed to put new over old roofing even if you know it will shorten the ife and not perform well.
Vinyl over any other siding is a mistake.
There are two options for this.
Just like vinyl siding you ll need to ensure the siding surface is completely flat either by the old siding or by adding slats to the wall.
While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl.
This type of siding can be placed over some existing siding but most will not be good.
These panels install like typical building siding and are available in the same variety of colors.
It can be a time consuming and in some cases very expensive.
Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between.
It can be applied directly over the corrugated metal siding or over foam boards if you are looking for a flat look.
While i would never want to see beautiful logs get covered up with siding i will say that it is possible to cover the logs with siding.
This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding.
The main concern to understand is that the hardieplank siding is going to be on the house for.
Provide a generous insulation r value in addition to a rugged stucco finish.
Installing vinyl siding over wood siding.
Granted siding is not as critical as roof fpr weatherproofing there are other problems with trim and performance to be recognized in advance.
I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.