How To Start Putting On Siding

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

How to start putting on siding.

When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. For vertical siding install j channel trim. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.

Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. Install trim under eaves rakes. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner. 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.

You need to leave at least 1 4. This is our most comprehensive. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.

Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. 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. Nail every 12 inches on center. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake.