How To Start Siding

Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

How to start siding.

Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.

Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. X research source 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. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. You need to leave at least 1 4.

If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. Once you ve decided where you want the siding to begin drive a nail through a point on your chosen starting height and snap a chalk line around the perimeter of the house. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. When cutting vinyl siding it s usually to go into a corner.

Click here to learn some vinyl siding cleaning techniques that will make your house look new. Cap the corner posts. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.