How To Side My House With Vinyl Siding

Set your nails about 1 8 to 1 16 away from the wall.

How to side my house with vinyl siding. 1 2 inch 1 3 cm plywood or osb are common substrates and these are generally covered with roofing felt or another moisture barrier prior to siding the walls. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. This is one of the most crucial steps in installing vinyl siding. Never nail the siding to your house hang it.

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. Break the diagram up into rectangles and triangles. In other words the total cost will be 5 250 to 11 250 for a cape style or split ranch home. Vinyl siding will cost you anywhere from 3 50 to 7 50 per square foot installed for an average 1 500 square ft.

Pick a side of your home and draw the walls that will receive siding on your sheet of paper. Make sure the siding is thoroughly clean and dry. Spray on liquid vinyl siding is an elastic type of covering and as such it covers every nook and cranny but it also moves with your house as it contracts and expands. Measure the rectangles and triangles of your wall and write down the measurements on your drawing.

When dry it has a glossy look so care should be taken to keep tree branches from rubbing against it as this will cause visible abrasions in the vinyl coating. If the surface is pitted or damaged you may need to apply a vinyl safe primer. All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. Using a brush or paint sprayer paint from the top of the house to the bottom using side to side strokes.

I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. This will allow movement when it expands or contracts. The siding cost is dependent on style and thickness ratings.