How To Install Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

How to install vinyl siding starter strip. Vinyl siding starter strips. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. Keep the ends of starter strips at least 1 4 6 4mm apart to allow for expansion fig. Installing inside corner.

When correctly installed certified vinyl siding will al. Nail in the center of the starter strip nailing slots. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts.

3 install the corner posts. Insulation for vinyl siding 1. For insulated siding the. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip step 1. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Partly drive a nail 11 2 in.

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape. Attach the starter strip to the plywood but don t nail it so tightly that it will restrict the strip s movement. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. Remember to leave 1 4 inch 0 6 cm between each starter strip to allow room for expansion.

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. Find the lowest corner of the old siding or sheathing on the house. Quality products can only perform well if they are installed properly. Using the chalkline as a guide install the top edge of the starter strip along the chalkline nailing at 10 254mm.