Step 2 create dimples.
How to snap lines for siding.
Use a pencil and tape measure to mark the length of vinyl siding that will be.
This video shows the score and snap method of cutting james hardie siding.
Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house.
Slide the tool to within 6 inches of the end of the panel and pull the handle toward you forcing the buttlock open.
This is where the new siding will begin.
How to snap siding back together 1.
Insert the hook of a vinyl siding removal tool into the buttlock of a panel you want to snap back in place.
Then worker b cranks his line while exposing a s for more snapping.
How to correctly use a snap lock punch step 1 mark the length of vinyl siding.
Partly drive a nail 11 2 in.
Higher than the lowest corner.
You can also read about this method in the james hardie instructions.
Worker a reels in the hooks to his end and they snap lines until worker b s line goes dry.
Vinyl siding starter strips.
Using the lifted side of the snap lock tool place the backside of the vinyl siding in line.
Snap chalk line and repeat same procedure around entire house.
Keep the tool hooked into the.
Stretch a chalk line from this nail to a similar nail at next corner.
When snapping a series of chalk lines as on roofs or siding two people can hook their chalk box lines at the clip by inserting one line through the other as shown in the drawing.
Find the lowest corner of the old siding or sheathing on the house.