How To Install Vinyl Clapboard Siding

Fastening strips are the key to vinyl installation.

How to install vinyl clapboard siding.

If the faucet falls in the center of the. Behind the faucet mounting plate install 1 2 in. These products are designed primarily to pad imperfections on the walls so the new layer of siding will lay flatter. Use a strip the same thickness as the top of.

Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it. In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post. 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. Put a level starter strip around the house at the bottom of the wall as a starting point for clapboard and to mark the bottom for the corner boards.

Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it. Co written by emanuel silva. While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl. Then notch the siding from the top and slide it under the faucet.

This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding. The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold.