How To Properly Nail Vinyl Siding

Keep your nails straight and give your vinyl siding a little room to breathe and you should be covered for the next 20 to 40 years all for the price of a little elbow grease.

How to properly nail vinyl siding. When installing in temperatures below 40 degrees f increase minimum clearance to 3 8 9 5mm. Leave a minimum of 1 4 6 4mm clearance at all openings and stops. Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit.

Ideally nails should go in about 1 32 of an inch from each panel s edge although you should read the manufacturer s guidelines for the proper measurements. Do not install vinyl siding over. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. Find the tight nails and cut them photo 4.

Allow a 1 4 in. Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted. Gap between the nailhead and the vinyl to allow easy movement. Measure and cut the soffit.

Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Re siding nail down loose boards of existing siding and replace any rotten ones fig. Remove all protrusions such as gutters down spouts and. Siding must be cut in lengths to provide for expansion.

Required tools for this project. Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia. Allow approximately 1 32 0 8mm clearance about the thickness of a dime between the fastener head and the siding panel. Renail right next to the old nail leaving at least a 1 16 in.

Have the necessary tools for this diy project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration.