How To Start Siding

Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in.

How to start siding.

Once you ve decided where you want the siding to begin drive a nail through a point on your chosen starting height and snap a chalk line around the perimeter of the house. If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner.

This is our most comprehensive. 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. Click here to learn some vinyl siding cleaning techniques that will make your house look new. 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.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. You need to leave at least 1 4. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion.

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. Cap the corner posts.