How To Start Siding

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.

How to start siding.

Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. You need to leave at least 1 4.

If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner. X research source nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding. Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion.

Cap the corner posts. 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. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. To seal the edge of a siding panel where it has been cut and to secure it to the wall you can use under sill trim.

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