INDUSTRY FIELD GUIDE
Siding and drainage layer image data for AI
A finished siding photo can show cladding while hiding the layers behind it.
NAICS 238170 · Siding Contractors
A finished siding photo can show cladding while hiding the layers behind it. DOE’s building education material discusses drainage planes behind cladding. A contractor can use a cutaway training sample to test whether a model distinguishes visible layers from features it cannot see. DOE drainage plane behind cladding
Photograph a mock panel before and after the covering is placed. Label only the layers the reviewer can identify in each view. Add a finished panel with no earlier photograph. Ask which record can support a statement about the concealed layer, and whether the photo belongs to the correct training panel. Preserve timing and orientation metadata.
Use independently made props and images. Exclude real homes, identifiable people, project details and proprietary installation instructions. The evaluation does not approve an assembly.
Describe a cutaway training sample
Original Fiund exercise
Link the concealed layer to the correct before-cover image
Two independently made cutaway siding props, S-A and S-B, have removable paper cladding. Images are evidence of visible practice layers, not proof of a building assembly's performance.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| SD1 | S-A before-cover view | S-A label and orientation arrow readable; green practice layer visible behind the loose cladding piece. |
| SD2 | S-A after-cover view | Same label and orientation; cladding now hides the green layer. |
| SD3 | S-B finished view | S-B label readable, cladding closed. An unassigned green-layer close-up lacks both prop label and orientation. |
Question for the model
What concealed-layer statement has historical image support for S-A, and can the same statement be made for S-B?
Show the reference answer and checks
SD1 documents a green practice layer visible in S-A before covering, with identity and orientation preserved. SD2 does not show that layer now, but it can be linked to the earlier identified view. SD3 supplies no corresponding S-B before-cover evidence. The unassigned close-up cannot establish S-B's hidden contents. Describe S-A's historical observation without claiming that either finished image independently verifies concealed performance.
- Assigning an unlabelled layer close-up to S-B because it lacks other pre-cover evidence.
- Describing a hidden layer as visible in the finished image.
Fields to preserve
- Prop identity and orientation
- Allows before-and-after views to be paired.
- Capture stage
- Separates historical visibility from current visibility.
- Layer identity and observation source
- Ties each statement to a view that actually shows it.
Test another case
Show S-A reopened later with the green layer removed. Require a time-specific answer that retains the earlier observation without asserting the layer remained in place.
Use owned props and original images. Exclude real homes, people, project details and proprietary installation instructions. The task approves no assembly.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.