How To Install Metal Starter Strip For Vinyl Siding

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.

How to install metal starter strip for vinyl siding.

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point. How to install a vinyl siding starter strip. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided.

Use the wider starter strip the bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. When you ve determined the best height for the metal starter strip mark this position on the walls and snap a reference chalkline around the entire house. 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.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. This is where the new siding will begin. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel around the house to locate. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Then nail a 3 1 2 in.

To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other.