How To Start Siding

If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle.

How to start siding.

Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. 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.

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. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. This is our most comprehensive. X research source nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding.

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. Cap the corner posts. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner.

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. You need to leave at least 1 4. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower.