Foam (was Re: [Coco] Back to School)

[James Hrubik]

On Aug 27, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:

> Now, totally offtopic, I'm looking for a 2 stick supply of 1.25"  
> tan or
> pewter colored "J channel" to complete the exterior transformation  
> of a
> sliding patio door assembly into an equal width pella thermopane  
> window in
> the front of my house.  When, several years ago, we finished  
> ripping off a
> couple of tons of brick veneer whose attachment nailer tabs had  
> rusted in
> two so the veneer was falling off, we put an inch of that blue foam
> insulation in its place, and some plastic sideing that had the brick
> pattern molded in, and used some of the 1.25" J channel for the  
> edgeing.
>
> Now, in filling up the bottom 46" of the door opening, I've put 4"  
> of the
> blue foam stuff between the studs, (I also blew a foot of cellulous  
> under
> the floor while it was opened up before I built it up level with  
> the rest
> of the floor, I'm tired of cold feet in that room which was, 35  
> years ago,
> an attached garage) and firred out the faces of the studs to bring  
> that
> level with the foam, then covered that with a 1/2" foam sheet, the  
> stuff
> with aluminum foil faces, on top of that, followed by a sheet of 1/2"
> plywood for a nailer/stapler to hold the faux brick sideing.  The  
> wider J
> channel (normal is 5/8" wide) would allow me to encapsulate the nailer
> sheet and the brick siding, and give a good back surface to caulk the
> houses now elderly 8" wide alu sideing back in place.  Otherwise the
> sideing is going to be caulked to a much less sturdy foam and plywood
> edge.  Or I'm going to have to figure out how to bend up a flashing  
> edge
> and make it look "purty".
>
> So the question then is, does anyone know of a supplier for this  
> wider J
> channel?  Lowes, Home Depot, 84 Lumber, Heartland Lumber, Butcher- 
> Layfield
> and O.C.Cluss have all come up empty so far, either in plastic or
> metallic.

That would be a really odd size, Gene.  Where did you get the 1.25"  
stock you used before?  That's a new one for me.

If you are really good with a brake (and careful!!!) you might be  
able to create your own custom J-channel from a piece of vinyl fascia  
ripped to about 2-1/2" to 3".  Bending vinyl is tricky, though --  
easy to create stress fractures; you have to keep it warm.  Also, it  
could be less frustrating to just brake a piece of aluminum fascia.   
Vinyl in that color may be hard to come by, and its fairly simple to  
spray paint the aluminum.

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