How To Put Up Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips.

How to put up vinyl siding starter strip. Remember to make sure the sheathing is smooth before you apply the siding so the siding can be smooth also. As you add starter strip sections be sure to leave 1 4 in. Intervals directly into the centre of nailing slots. When the wall surface is uneven shim out the starter strip to avoid a wavy appearance in the finished siding job.

Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. Space between strips for expansion fig. It is a small strip of vinyl siding that has a locking channel on it that the first full sized vinyl siding panel. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner. Installing inside corner posts. For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly. Drive nails to remove excessive play in starter but do not nail tightly restricting movement.

The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed. As you add starter strip sections be sure to leave 1 4 in. Vinyl siding starter strips snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house. The starter strip is the first strip of vinyl siding that is nailed to the wall.

In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level. This is where the new siding will begin. Nail to wall at 10 in. Space between strips for expansion.