Starting Siding From Top

Follow the same procedure to make a pattern for other side.

Starting siding from top.

You need to leave at least 1 4. The most common approach here is to install sill trim at the soffits rip down the top course of siding and crimp the siding so the sill trim holds it in place. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. This is our most comprehensive.

Start fastening vertical siding and corner posts in the top of the uppermost slots to hold them in position. The j channel at the top of the surface you re working on will receive one end of the siding panels while the j channel at the bottom will receive the other end. Start fastening in the center of the panel and work toward the ends. Place all other fasteners in the center of the slots.

Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. Pay close attention to the area where the top row of siding meets the soffits. Nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding. Cut the siding short when cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Hold a hardieplank siding board with the top edge against the chalk line and 1 8 inch away from the corner trim. Interlock one panel with the siding panel below hold the other piece on top against the gable. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows.

Nail the board to the house every 16 to 24 inches with a roofing nail along the nail line printed on the top of the siding board. This piece is now a pattern for cutting panels to fit along one side of gable. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Measure down from the top of the installed board 1 1 4 inches every four feet and make a mark.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Then mark a line on bottom piece and cut. 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. This is where the new siding will begin.

Center the fasteners in the slots to allow for expansion and contraction.