How To Install Vinyl Siding Last Row

Be sure the top and bottom click into place.

How to install vinyl siding last row.

To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Then notch the next piece to fit. Use the wider starter strip. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top.

Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window. Once it is in place test by sliding the last piece back and forth slightly. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Install siding as normal until you reach the second row from the top. Drop siding panel into j channel around top of window and install. Mark the length of vinyl where the cut needs to be made to achieve the correct fit. Measure the gap remaining at the top of the wall.

The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Using a piece of scrap siding as a template measure the width of the second to last row marking it with your pencil. How to install the top row of vinyl siding step 1.

If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. Use this template. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

Finishing top row of siding under eaves. Gap at all ends. If the result is a whole number you re in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Be sure to check both sides for proper fit. Score the vinyl siding at the mark and break off the excess top by. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Push up gently until you hear a click.

Measure and cut panel to fit. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility trim. Push the top of the vinyl siding with the tabs into the utility trim just enough to hold the edge and push the bottom against the second to last piece of siding.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.