How To Start Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel.

How to start vinyl siding starter strip.

Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. Setup the laser and shoot each corner of the house. 13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip.

Vinyl siding starter strips. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. 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.

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape. Pacificsiding march 23 2018 10 57pm 3. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the. Install a starter strip.

Proper installation of of the everlast starter strip is critical. Determine the lowest point which siding must be installed and use that as your reference point. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip step 1. Pull up as.

In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. In this case you ll need to maintain the starter strip height on both sides of the deck and trim the siding to fit above the deck. Here s how to ensure the starter strip is installed correctly.

Nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding. If necessary you can then add furring strips to the walls to fasten starter strip to and then begin installing siding. This is where the new siding will begin. Once you ve decided where you want the siding to begin drive a nail through a point on your chosen starting height and snap a chalk line around the perimeter of the house.

From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner.