How To Install A Bottom Metal Starter For Siding

Nail every 12 inches on center.

How to install a bottom metal starter for siding. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. First install the strip around the bottom of the entire building securely so that the sheet metal will slip under it easily. For vertical siding install j channel trim. 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.

Install trim under eaves rakes. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Make sure starter strip is straight and meets accurately at all corners of building. They need to run in the opposite direction of the metal siding. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.

If using starter strip for vertical siding be sure to use a plumb line to determine where starter should be nailed. Remember to make sure the sheathing is smooth before you apply the siding so the siding can be smooth also. This is our most comprehensive. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

Nailing be sure to install starter with nails spaced no more than 12 o c. Make sure you install the furring strips horizontally and not vertically. For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly. Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip.

For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip. As you install the sheet metal siding be sure that the panels are lined up straight.

You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase. To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other. This is the most important step in the whole project in order to keep rain and snow from seeping under the metal siding. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.

Attach the starter strip to the plywood but don t nail it so tightly that it will restrict the strip s movement. Hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.