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.

Center the fasteners in the slots to allow for expansion and contraction. 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. Leave a 1 4 in.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Gap at all ends. Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. 2 scrape off loose caulk and re caulk around windows doors and other areas to protect them from moisture penetration.

Space where panel butts corner post. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1. Installing first siding panel.

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. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Siding should be lapped away from high traffic areas i e doors sidewalks etc. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Start fastening in the center of the panel and work toward the ends. Place all other fasteners in the center of the slots. Snap bottom of panel into starter strip and nail to wall as in important installation tips.