How To Side My House With Vinyl Siding

This will allow movement when it expands or contracts.

How to side my house with vinyl 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. 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. Measure the rectangles and triangles of your wall and write down the measurements on your drawing. This is one of the most crucial steps in installing vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding will cost you anywhere from 3 50 to 7 50 per square foot installed for an average 1 500 square ft. In other words the total cost will be 5 250 to 11 250 for a cape style or split ranch home. Break the diagram up into rectangles and triangles. Set your nails about 1 8 to 1 16 away from the wall.

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. Using a brush or paint sprayer paint from the top of the house to the bottom using side to side strokes. The siding cost is dependent on style and thickness ratings. Pick a side of your home and draw the walls that will receive siding on your sheet of paper.

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. 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. Vinyl siding repair for broken or melted siding usually requires replacement of the affected panels. You are not going to set it hard.

Never nail the siding to your house hang it. If the surface is pitted or damaged you may need to apply a vinyl safe primer. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo.