How To Start A Level Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

How to start a level vinyl siding starter strip. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip. Vinyl siding starter strips. Secure the end to the house and set the starterstrips against this mark. This is where the new siding will begin.

Tahomamaintenanceco march 23 2018 10 58pm 5. Attach one end of the string to the corner of the wall you wish to install a starter strip next hook on the hanging level and walk the string to the other corner now observe the level and adjust the string until it s level. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel around the house to locate. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Most manufacturers provide starter strips that secure the bottom course of siding to the sheathing holding it at the right angle. 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. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home.

Be sure to center the nails in their slots to. Determine the lowest corner of the house this is where the new siding will begin. Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point. Slide it into the corner and nail it every 16 in.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. First you ll want to snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall.