How To Start Putting On Siding

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.

How to start putting on 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. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

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. Expert advice on how to install wood or fiber cement lap siding including how to prepare exterior walls and lay out siding for installation. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.

For vertical siding install j channel trim. 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. If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle.

This is our most comprehensive. You need to leave at least 1 4. Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.