How To Install Last Row Of Vinyl Siding

To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

How to install last row of vinyl siding. Cut out a 3 4 in. Loosely secure it with galvanized roofing nails or exterior screws in the center. Nail every 12 inches on center. Notch in the back of each end and install.

If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. How do i put up a top piece of vinyl siding. Install trim under eaves rakes. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. You must leave the bottom. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.

Mark the length of vinyl where the cut needs to be made to achieve the correct fit. Secure the utility trim also called under sill trim just below the soffit using the same. To keep this last cut row from collapsing against the house nail a 3 in. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding.

If you have to cut the top row of siding then use j channel at the top instead of utility trim. Cut the nailing hem off the last row of siding. So this basically lowers the nailing hem allowing one last row of siding to be installed up into the undersill trim. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

Gap at all ends. Use the wider starter strip. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab. How to install the top row of vinyl siding step 1.

Nail hole slot punch what s left and then nail it with the separately cut off nailing hem to the wall. For vertical siding install j channel trim. Measure the gap remaining at the top of the wall. How to secure the last piece of vinyl siding.

Using a piece of scrap siding as a template measure the width of the second to last row marking it with your pencil. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Cut some more off maybe 1 2.

Install siding as normal until you reach the second row from the top. Use this template. Score the vinyl siding at the mark and break off the excess top by. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.

Snap the second to last piece of vinyl siding into place. 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. If the result is a whole number you re in.