Applying Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line.

Applying vinyl siding starter strip.

Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. 13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. Cap the corner posts.

Installing inside corner. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel. Pull up as. Slide it into the corner and nail it every 16 in.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Pull the zip tool down while simultaneously. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing.

From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. This is where the new siding will begin.

This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level. Partly drive a nail 11 2 in. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts.

Snap each length of siding in place so that its bottom lip hooks under the starter strip. Insulation for vinyl siding 1. Be sure to center the nails in their slots to. Vinyl siding starter strips.

Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. Find the lowest corner of the old siding or sheathing on the house. 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. Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape.