Starting First Row Of Vinyl Siding

For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly.

Starting first row of vinyl siding.

These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. Cut the siding short. This is where the new siding will begin. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

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. 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. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide. Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge trim gun. Find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in.

This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. Lock the first row of siding under the starter strip and nail it in place. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

As its name implies a starter strip is one of the initial steps during the installation of vinyl siding. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Snap a line 1 in.