How To Install Vinyl Siding Starter Strips

It is a small strip of vinyl siding that has a locking channel on it that the first full sized vinyl siding panel.

How to install vinyl siding starter strips.

This is where the new siding will begin. For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. 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.

Nail to wall following nailing instructions in important installation tips. When the wall surface is uneven shim out the starter strip to avoid a wavy appearance in the finished siding job. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. The starter strip is the first strip of vinyl siding that is nailed to the wall.

Remember to make sure the sheathing is smooth before you apply the siding so the siding can be smooth also. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Vinyl siding starter strips 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. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.