How To Installing Vinyl Siding On Uneven Walls

If you ll be siding over the top of older siding here are a few important steps to take.

How to installing vinyl siding on uneven walls.

Space where panel butts corner post. Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1. Use the wider starter strip. 1 nail down loose boards and replace any rotten ones.

Start fastening vertical siding and corner posts in the top of the uppermost slots to hold them in position. Gap at all ends. Place all other fasteners in the center of the slots. Siding should be lapped away from high traffic areas i e doors sidewalks etc.

Snap bottom of panel into starter strip and nail to wall as in important installation tips. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.

2 scrape off loose caulk and re caulk around windows doors and other areas to protect them from moisture penetration. Installing first siding panel. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Begin panel installation at back corner of house and work toward house front. Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Start fastening in the center of the panel and work toward the ends. Center the fasteners in the slots to allow for expansion and contraction. Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board.