How To Start Putting On Siding

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

How to start putting on siding.

When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. 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. 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. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Nail every 12 inches on center. This is our most comprehensive. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials.

For vertical siding install j channel trim. If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

Install trim under eaves rakes. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. Expert advice on how to install wood or fiber cement lap siding including how to prepare exterior walls and lay out siding for installation.