Applying Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape.

Applying vinyl siding starter strip.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least.

Find the lowest corner of the old siding or sheathing on the house. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip step 1. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts.

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. Pull the zip tool down while simultaneously. Snap each length of siding in place so that its bottom lip hooks under the starter strip. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home.

Pull up as. Be sure to center the nails in their slots to. Vinyl siding starter strips. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves.

Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. Partly drive a nail 11 2 in. Insert the flat hooked end of the zip tool under the lip on the bottom most edge of the vinyl siding panel that rests on top of the starter strip. Insulation for vinyl siding 1.

13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts. 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. This is where the new siding will begin.

Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. Cap the corner posts. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line. Slide it into the corner and nail it every 16 in.