How To Install Vinyl Siding Over Shakes

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How to install vinyl siding over shakes. No siding manufacturer voids a warranty for installing siding over existing siding. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold.

Use the temperature indicator provided on the panel as a guide for the amount of space. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. These products are designed primarily to pad imperfections on the walls so the new layer of siding will lay flatter. Use plastic or wrap.

Skip this step if the wall has siding and trim installed. Rot and deterioration is something that shows up as you install the siding. Installing vinyl siding over wood shingles or siding results in problems including hidden rot and deterioration beneath the vinyl siding having less protection against weather elements and inconsistent thickness to the walls. I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.

Snap a level chalk line around the bottom of the house about an inch above the bottom of the existing wood siding for a steel starter strip. These concerns need to be addressed and dealt with before you consider installing vinyl over wood or else you might. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line. And there again i realized the importance of installing a good house wrap in this case i installed one that allows better drainage behind the shingles siding.

On my new build house i also did shingles. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Also as the original outside shingles had been removed i had the opportunity to blow in insulation all around the house from the outside.

Install plastic or woven house wrap. Installing vinyl shake siding. Fastening strips are the key to vinyl installation. And in the 30 plus years installing vinyl i have never had a recall from problems that were missed during the job or were the results of the installation.

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