How To Put Up Vinyl Shake Siding

But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in.

How to put up vinyl shake siding.

Insert the hook of a vinyl siding removal tool into the buttlock of a panel you want to snap back in place. 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. Select shakes that are wide enough to span a seam below or narrow to offset a seam below. Continue to install rows of shakes in a staggered pattern.

Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line. The tool is available at most hardware stores and usually costs less than 10. Make sure the thick edges of a shake cover the nails at shakes below for the best appearance of the siding. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding.

Installing vinyl shake siding. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb.