How To Start Siding A House

Lay out the job when applying horizontal siding to avoid odd slivers of material above doors and above or below windows.

How to start siding a house.

For layout the story pole is indispensable. Snap a level line all the way around your house and make sure it s level. Today sherwin williams makes a full line of stains for just about every surface. The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip.

When installing the trim at the windows start at the bottom then move to the sides and install the top portion last. A good house stain not only beautifies your home s exterior it preserves and protects exterior wood from nature s harshest elements. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. This will help control water flow and prevent leakage.

But stain is not just for siding and trim. Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Install a starter strip. Attach the siding to the wall with a nail in each section of the nail strip.

Fastening strips are the key to vinyl installation. Siding should progress up the wall with an even exposure and courses should line up when they meet at a corner. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long.

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. Snap a level chalk line around the bottom of the house about an inch above the bottom of the existing wood siding for a steel starter strip. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

It is important to check your level every four or five courses by putting a level on the siding. Each sheet of siding has a nail strip at the top. 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. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

From cedar siding to redwood deck wood offers a rich warm welcome to any home. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.