How To Put Up Siding Panels

This is the most important step in the whole project in order to keep rain and snow from seeping under the metal siding.

How to put up siding panels.

Make a cutting guide make a cutting guide for long straight cuts. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below. However this type of siding is no longer widely used due to the weather damage issues it is prone to. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

As you install the sheet metal siding be sure that the panels are lined up straight. Instead you should cut two partial panels that are each half the length of the partial panel you need and install them on each end of the wall. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. First install the strip around the bottom of the entire building securely so that the sheet metal will slip under it easily.

Paint all cut edges before nailing panels in place. Install flashing at all end joints where two pieces of siding butt together. Guiding the saw base on the 1x4 cut the plywood to make the cutting guide. Measure the height of the piece you need to cut by butting a scrap piece of siding beneath and above the window and marking the necessary height leaving an additional 1 4 inch 0 6 cm of clearance.

Before applying any adhesive arrange all the panels in the room and number them. If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs. Transfer this measurement onto the piece of siding. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk.

Put 1 by 4 boards quarter round or. Use the wider starter strip. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Apply adhesive with a caulk gun in a w or wave pattern.

Position and press the panel into place. T 111 siding is a type of plywood siding that was once one of the most commonly used types of siding on homes sheds and garages as it is very inexpensive and fairly easy to install. Finish the siding with trim molding typically 1 by 4 inch boards around doors and windows and on corners.