How To Start Putting On Siding

You need to leave at least 1 4.

How to start putting on siding. Nail every 12 inches on center. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding. 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. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake.

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. When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. For vertical siding install j channel trim.

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 trim under eaves rakes. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner. Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle.