How To Nail Siding On A House

Play at both ends so if it s nailed properly loosely you should be able to slide it 1 4 to 1 2 in.

How to nail siding on a house. Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. On thick profiles of siding nails may be hidden meaning they are driven into the upper portion of a board so they are covered by the lower part of the board above it. You re going to push it in at the bottom snap there and just go all the way around snap and pull up snap snap snap it s not that hard you just push it in there you go.

This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia. Manufacturers require about 1 4 in. So we re snapping then you pull up a little. Just don t pound the roofing nails in all the way.

As its name lap implies an upper siding board laps over the board below it by 1 to 2 inches.