How To Sucure Top Vinyl Siding

Create a rock solid base for exterior light fixtures mounted on vinyl or aluminum lap siding without removing any siding.

How to sucure top vinyl siding.

The entire structure of vinyl siding is based on overlapping sections with the attachment point on each row of siding covered by the one above it. This is our most comprehensive. Installation progresses this way up. If you are considering installing vinyl siding you should learn how to select a quality product and find a proficient contractor who can perform the work proper installation is just as important as the product s quality.

The installer nails the top edge of the first length of vinyl into place and the top edge contains a channel to secure the next length of vinyl. Step 3 measure from the lip on the top of the second to last piece where the siding snaps together to soffit. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Secure the utility trim also called under sill trim just below the soffit using the same technique to secure the utility trim as you used with the vinyl siding. For most of the house this method works wonderfully except for the top row. Without an additional layer of siding to cover it as it touches the soffit.

Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Vinyl siding is installed with a channeling system in which the bottom of the first length of siding fits into an installed channel that holds the vinyl in place.

Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.