How To Start Hanging Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

How to start hanging vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding starter strips. Get started installing vinyl siding with this video that covers wall preparation fasteners fastening techniques tools chalk lines corner posts and start. This is where the new siding will begin. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows.

The siding must be installed over a flat surface so unless you re siding a new home or have removed the old lap siding you ll need to line the wall with sheets of rigid foam board usually 1 2. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. This is our most comprehensive.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Say goodbye to the brush sweat and tears. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house.

However the best job that money can buy would be to take off what s there get back to the sheathing put a house wrap on it foam and then apply the vinyl siding. Remove any siding or exterior finish that isn t compatible with vinyl siding and make sure the walls are sheathed with a substrate to receive the siding. 1 2 inch 1 3 cm plywood or osb are common substrates and these are generally covered with roofing felt or another moisture barrier prior to siding the walls. Longer siding panels don t stretch as readily as smaller ones so they re not as easy to adjust if they get out of whack.