Applying Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape.

Applying vinyl siding starter strip.

Installing inside corner. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. 13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip.

Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip step 1.

Be sure to center the nails in their slots to. Insulation for vinyl siding 1. This is where the new siding will begin. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel.

Cap the corner posts. Insert the flat hooked end of the zip tool under the lip on the bottom most edge of the vinyl siding panel that rests on top of the starter strip. From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner. Vinyl siding starter strips.

Slide it into the corner and nail it every 16 in. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. Find the lowest corner of the old siding or sheathing on the house. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts.

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. Partly drive a nail 11 2 in. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level.

Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line.