If you don t have a siding or roofing nailer i suggest predrilling holes for nails or screwing the siding down with pan head screws.
Decking or siding first.
It s called composite cladding by fiberon.
This way most rain water that hits the house will run off the siding and onto the top of the decking rather than seeping onto the ledger.
The siding has been cut so the decking can slide under it rather than butting the decking up to the siding.
Otherwise the siding installer will need to be extra cautious with the new roof.
Looks like that s a second floor deck so the stucco crew might need a surface to work off of in which case you might decide to install the decking first then cover it with a layer of o s b.
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Fiberon is a major composite decking player and their cladding is basically the exact same board.
Most traditional exterior sealers and stains do not work well.
If you start installing your decking away from the house the last board will snug against the house.
Some roofing components such as the flashing are easier to install without the siding.
In this sense it seems more practical to install the siding first.
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High density hardwoods like ipe cumaru garapa machiche and others have tight nearly non porous cellular structures.
However one composite brand has seen the demand for a low maintenance siding with a wood look and created a product to fill the void.
Either siding or decking could be done first.
First it s hard to hand drive nails through the tough material and second multiple hammer strikes will usually break out the backside.
Snap a chalk line cut out the siding and tack up the ledger board.
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Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger.
The last piece of siding you reinstall will require face nailing.
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Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.
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