How To Install Vinyl Siding Around A Deck

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

How to install vinyl siding around a deck. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. 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.

Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. Then cut away the siding. If the result is a whole number you re in. Gap at all ends.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. The j channel permits the vinyl to expand and contract with temperature changes without showing visible gaps. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.

The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. 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. 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.

This is our most comprehensive. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Install z flashing along the top edge of the ledger. The horizontal leg should be wide enough to extend all the way.

Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck 1.