How To Start Putting On Siding

When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner.

How to start putting on siding.

Expert advice on how to install wood or fiber cement lap siding including how to prepare exterior walls and lay out siding for installation. Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. For vertical siding install j channel trim. Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut.

You need to leave at least 1 4. 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. Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.

For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. Nail every 12 inches on center. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. 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.

This is our most comprehensive. If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. Install trim under eaves rakes. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.