How To Sucure Top Vinyl Siding

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How to sucure top vinyl siding.

Secure the utility trim also called under sill trim just below the soffit using the same technique to secure the utility trim as you used with the vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is manufactured in a variety of shapes sizes and styles as well as colors and thicknesses. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion. The installer nails the top edge of the first length of vinyl into place and the top edge contains a channel to secure the next length of vinyl.

Create a rock solid base for exterior light fixtures mounted on vinyl or aluminum lap siding without removing any siding. The entire structure of vinyl siding is based on overlapping sections with the attachment point on each row of siding covered by the one above it. For most of the house this method works wonderfully except for the top row. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

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. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. Installation progresses this way up. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.

Without an additional layer of siding to cover it as it touches the soffit.