So we re snapping then you pull up a little.
How to nail siding on a house.
If all the siding is tight it was installed wrong and should be redone.
Just don t pound the roofing nails in all the way.
Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board.
Manufacturers require about 1 4 in.
Play at both ends so if it s nailed properly loosely you should be able to slide it 1 4 to 1 2 in.
Run the nails right in the middle.
As its name lap implies an upper siding board laps over the board below it by 1 to 2 inches.
Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1.
You re going to push it in at the bottom snap there and just go all the way around snap and pull up snap snap snap it s not that hard you just push it in there you go.