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Mike: [:-banghead] I think your right and I have used that explanation in the past, but it sounds like there isn't much for a buyer or homeowner to do. I inspected this house last week, it was 7 years old, the siding was so wavy it almost made me dizzy looking at it. The gaps at the butt joints were 1/4" wide in most areas, the east facing wall was the worst. The buyer was concerned, so I reported the condition and recommended to have a siding contractor evaluate. What would anyone else have reported? Thanx

[:-sonar] What is causing wavy siding? Most of the houses are either newly constructed or less than 8 years old. I've seen some that are noticable from a block away. All of them have beed sided with Hardie Plank Lap Siding. Is it because of the lousy materials used behind the siding? Is it a framing defect? I think the siding has been installed correctly because there are small gaps at the butt joints and it doesn't look like it is buckling. When a client asks me about this condition I really don't know what to say, especially on new construction. Out here in Seattle it rains some, can this be caused by applying the siding on wet or damp OSB sheathing and it gets wavy when it eventually dried out? Is there a fix? Thanks