It is important to check your level every four or five courses by putting a level on the siding.
How to start siding level.
Vinyl siding starter strips.
The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip.
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.
Transfer this measurement onto the piece of siding.
Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board.
Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1.
It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.
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.
Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.
Snap a level line all the way around your house and make sure it s level.
Measure the height of the piece you need to cut by butting a scrap piece of siding beneath and above the window and marking the necessary height leaving an additional 1 4 inch 0 6 cm of clearance.
It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long.