How To Start Vinyl Siding Above Brick

How it s done step 1.

How to start vinyl siding above brick.

Siding over brick exterior. Mark the locations for your furring strips. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. This is our most comprehensive.

Next you ll drill holes through the furring strips and into the brick using the. In laying this out it brought up a question of how to start the siding from the top of the brick ledge. 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 bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip.

My detail only shows how it should be capped and flashed if you do build it as shown. I m thinking of installing vinyl siding above the brick wainscoting actually novabrik on our home. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Attach the strips to the wall.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. This is where the new siding will begin. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. On the wall you ll need to mark the location you need for each.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Following a metal flashing should it start from starter strip or j channel.

How to use flashing between brick siding. Vinyl siding starter strips. If the transition exceeds 10 feet in. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

Measure and mark the flashing to length with the measuring tape and a felt tip marker. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Install the flashing before you finish the top of the brick wall as the flashing must go behind the siding as well as behind and under the top. How to transition from brick to siding.

Use the wider starter strip the bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Yes the proper detail is to fur out the siding over the face of the brick with at least a 4 overlap.