Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel.
How is vinyl siding connected.
Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.
Vinyl siding is sold by most home centers and comes with fairly complete instructions.
To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.
Vinyl siding is tough durable and maintenance free.
It s a great way to keep your house maintenance free and enhance the look of it.
Clearance on each window side.
Gap at all ends.
Vinyl siding is manufactured with its own partial fastening or locking system that is coupled with nails that loose fasten the product to the exterior wall.
Next lock a scrap piece of siding into the panel below butting against the window.
Mark the height needed allowing 1 4 in.
This locking system can be either a rolled or an extruded lock depending on the manufacturing process either of which has its own design considerations.
The tool is available at most hardware stores and usually costs less than 10.
To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.
Holding the siding panel under the window mark the width of the opening on the panel allowing 1 4 in.
Watch this video learn how to install accessories on multi story structures or very long expanses to allow for expansion and provide water drainage.
The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.
Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.
It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.
Insert the hook of a vinyl siding removal tool into the buttlock of a panel you want to snap back in place.
Say goodbye to the brush sweat and tears.
The tool requirements are also modest.
While vinyl can be a great alternative to regular house paint and it.