Starting First Row Of Vinyl Siding

You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip.

Starting first row of vinyl siding.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. 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. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip. Find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in. As its name implies a starter strip is one of the initial steps during the installation of vinyl siding. Lock the first row of siding under the starter strip and nail it in place.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Snap a line 1 in. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge trim gun.

Cut the siding short. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long. This is our most comprehensive. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb.

This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. This is where the new siding will begin. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide.