How To Install Vinyl Siding Over Metal Siding On A Mobile Home

I would like to know if any one here has ever put vinyl siding over metal siding on a mobile home.

How to install vinyl siding over metal siding on a mobile home.

Aluminum siding installed on this particular job the home already had aluminum siding. Begin installing the material upward from the starter strip overlapping the edges of the siding by about 1 inch. Do you have to put something like osb or insulation board under the vinyl or the vinyl just goes on the top of the metal. Continue with each subsequent piece of siding until the mobile home is complete.

Central florida 1978 mobile home with vertical metal ribbed siding. Cut the first piece of siding and install it over the starter strip. Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip. Obtain a vinyl siding tool.

Slip the ends of the siding under the installed fittings. Then slide the tool along the piece of loose vinyl siding. The client had a tight budget and just wanted to patch in new siding to match the existing siding. Remove the metal siding.

Make sure there s a gap of about one eighth of an inch with each piece of siding to allow for overlap. Typically aluminum is not used anymore to reside residential homes so the siding needed to be special ordered. If so do you have to take the metal off first. Hook your tool underneath the siding and pull down to start.

You will get a better final result the metal siding provides minimal insulation value and the metal whether it is aluminum steel or other can be recycled at a local scrap yard for. Putting up furring strips will help even out the surface you re working on so the metal siding doesn t look wavy. Apply the siding onto the home in a staggered fashion. Could there be any issues with using the vinyl over the old metal siding.

Finish with a tap of the hand to tighten. The home was re sided with vinyl over top of the metal. It was clearly a non professional install due to many discrepancies. Lay the siding starter strip on the chalk line and hammer in a nail about every 10 inches.