How To Side My House With Vinyl Siding

Remove any siding or exterior finish that isn t compatible with vinyl siding and make sure the walls are sheathed with a substrate to receive the siding.

How to side my house with vinyl siding.

When dry it has a glossy look so care should be taken to keep tree branches from rubbing against it as this will cause visible abrasions in the vinyl coating. Vinyl siding will cost you anywhere from 3 50 to 7 50 per square foot installed for an average 1 500 square ft. Vinyl siding prices from top rated manufacturers. Spray on liquid vinyl siding is an elastic type of covering and as such it covers every nook and cranny but it also moves with your house as it contracts and expands.

In other words the total cost will be 5 250 to 11 250 for a cape style or split ranch home. Measure the rectangles and triangles of your wall and write down the measurements on your drawing. This will allow movement when it expands or contracts. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.

1 2 inch 1 3 cm plywood or osb are common substrates and these are generally covered with roofing felt or another moisture barrier prior to siding the walls. The siding cost is dependent on style and thickness ratings. Break the diagram up into rectangles and triangles. You are not going to set it hard.

Set your nails about 1 8 to 1 16 away from the wall. This is one of the most crucial steps in installing vinyl siding. All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. Using a brush or paint sprayer paint from the top of the house to the bottom using side to side strokes.

Pick a side of your home and draw the walls that will receive siding on your sheet of paper. Vinyl siding repair for broken or melted siding usually requires replacement of the affected panels. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo.