Starting First Row Of Vinyl Siding

This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

Starting first row of vinyl siding.

For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long. Cut the siding short. Vinyl siding starter strips 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.

It is important to check your level every four or five courses by putting a level on the siding. These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. Lock the first row of siding under the starter strip and nail it in place.

Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge trim gun. Snap a line 1 in. You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

This is where the new siding will begin. Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

As its name implies a starter strip is one of the initial steps during the installation of vinyl siding. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip.