How To Run Lap Siding Evenly

For vertical applications siding should be nailed to horizontal blocking or furring strips.

How to run lap siding evenly.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the lap. Putting up furring strips will help even out the surface you re working on so the metal siding doesn t look wavy. On three of the corners of the house the siding is aligned properly ie.

I was contracted by. Preparing walls for lap siding the walls should be stripped of all previous siding and the surface should be fairly smooth and flat because lap siding will follow along any contours. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. Some 3 4 inch thick patterns of siding can be applied directly over wall studs.

A simple siding gauge can be made from a piece of scrap plywood. Use the wider starter strip the bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Staging the project typically you ll want to work with a partner on a siding project with one person at each end of the siding board.

Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip. During this video i take you thru many of the different lp smartside siding installation tips and tricks i have learned over the years. In that case use a siding gauge to evenly space each course for the 7 reveal. To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other.

On the fourth corner it starts off reasonably well matched up but works its way to being exactly half way out of line with the siding on the adjacent side. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.