Create a drip edge.
How to install white edging on your house over siding.
For example it s possible to install wood shingle siding over older clapboard siding.
Snap a line 1 in.
Cut siding panel to fit under the opening.
To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.
Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel.
Then score horizontally with a utility knife and snap out section to be removed.
Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide.
This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding.
Install the undersil trim flush to the casing of the window.
But in most cases you re better off removing old siding prior to installing new wood siding.
Measure the under the edge of the window and add 5 8 in.
Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.
Or you can use a sheathing paper such as grade d asphalt builder s paper.
These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows.
Before installing new siding you ll want to replace any damaged trim or flashing around window and door openings and also repair or add house wrap to improve your home s resistance to air infiltration and.
For wood framed houses most veneer products call of installing a vapor barrier against the sheathing as a first step this can be the same basic house wrap used under lap siding such as tyvek.
Find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in.
Make vertical cuts on the siding panel with saw or snips.