How To Put Up Vinyl Siding On A House

If you decide to install vinyl siding yourself without the help of a contractor it s important to be as prepared as possible and to have a clear idea of what the installation process involves.

How to put up vinyl siding on a house. There are certain materials that you can leave on the house if it s in good shape. Yes installers can put up new vinyl siding year around. However the best job that money can buy would be to take off what s there get back to the sheathing put a house wrap on it foam and then apply the vinyl siding. Fall and winter can be the best time to install vinyl siding.

This can only be done using the siding removal tool mentioned in step 5. Better siding is 04 to 048. It ranges from 035 to 055 inches. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

See step 1 below to get started. Because few people do it in the fall and winter installer are more readily available and you may be able to get a good deal. How thick is vinyl siding. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

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. Zipping is the term used in siding when the top and bottom of two pieces are connected. Gap at all ends. Zip the newly cut vinyl pieces to the old vinyl pieces still on the side of the house.