How To Install Vinyl Siding Around A Deck

Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding.

How to install vinyl siding around a deck.

After you install the ledger and decking you ll need to apply vinyl j channel around them to receive the edges of the vinyl siding. The horizontal leg should be wide enough to extend all the way. The j channel permits the vinyl to expand and contract with temperature changes without showing visible gaps. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Then cut away the siding. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

This is our most comprehensive. 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. Install z flashing along the top edge of the ledger. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.

Make the ledger out of pressure treated lumber that is 2 inches wider than the joists. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. If the result is a whole number you re in.

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. Vinyl trim and panels cut easily with metal snips a utility knife or a circular saw or miter saw outfitted with a plywood blade installed backward for clean cuts. Gap at all ends. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.