How To Install Last Row 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.

How to install last row of vinyl siding.

At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding. Cut the nailing hem off the last row of siding. Snap the second to last piece of vinyl siding into place. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Loosely secure it with galvanized roofing nails or exterior screws in the center. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. If you have to cut the top row of siding then use j channel at the top instead of utility trim. How to secure the last piece of vinyl siding.

The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. If the result is a whole number you re in. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. To keep this last cut row from collapsing against the house nail a 3 in.

Nail hole slot punch what s left and then nail it with the separately cut off nailing hem to the wall. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab. Measure the gap remaining at the top of the wall. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Score the vinyl siding at the mark and break off the excess top by. So this basically lowers the nailing hem allowing one last row of siding to be installed up into the undersill trim. Notch in the back of each end and install. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

Gap at all ends. Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. Use the wider starter strip. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Secure the utility trim also called under sill trim just below the soffit using the same. Install siding as normal until you reach the second row from the top. Cut some more off maybe 1 2. You must leave the bottom.

Install trim under eaves rakes. Mark the length of vinyl where the cut needs to be made to achieve the correct fit. 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 you have to cut the last row of siding you ll.

Nail every 12 inches on center. For vertical siding install j channel trim. How to install the top row of vinyl siding step 1. Cut a 3 4 in.

If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. Use this template. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.