How To Start Siding A House

Snap a level chalk line around the bottom of the house about an inch above the bottom of the existing wood siding for a steel starter strip.

How to start siding a house.

Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Install a starter strip. Attach the siding to the wall with a nail in each section of the nail strip.

But stain is not just for siding and trim. From cedar siding to redwood deck wood offers a rich warm welcome to any home. It will be made of aluminum and it usually comes about 3 inches in width and 12 feet long. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.

Siding should progress up the wall with an even exposure and courses should line up when they meet at a corner. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. It is important to check your level every four or five courses by putting a level on the siding. When installing the trim at the windows start at the bottom then move to the sides and install the top portion last.

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. For layout the story pole is indispensable. Today sherwin williams makes a full line of stains for just about every surface. Use the wider starter strip the bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

Once you ve decided where you want the siding to begin drive a nail through a point on your chosen starting height and snap a chalk line around the perimeter of the house. This will help control water flow and prevent leakage. Lay out the job when applying horizontal siding to avoid odd slivers of material above doors and above or below windows. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

The first piece of vinyl you re going to hang is on the starter strip. Each sheet of siding has a nail strip at the top. A good house stain not only beautifies your home s exterior it preserves and protects exterior wood from nature s harshest elements. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Snap a level line all the way around your house and make sure it s level. Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.