Starting First Row Of Vinyl Siding

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Starting first row of vinyl siding.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip. This is our most comprehensive. As its name implies a starter strip is one of the initial steps during the installation of vinyl siding.

These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in. Snap a line 1 in. You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip. This is where the new siding will begin.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip. Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge trim gun. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide.

It is important to check your level every four or five courses by putting a level on the siding. Lock the first row of siding under the starter strip and nail it in place. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows.

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. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Vinyl siding starter strips snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.