How To Start Vinyl Siding Above Brick

Measure and mark the flashing to length with the measuring tape and a felt tip marker.

How to start vinyl siding above brick.

How to use flashing between brick siding. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion. Vinyl siding starter strips. 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.

This is our most comprehensive. How it s done step 1. Install the flashing before you finish the top of the brick wall as the flashing must go behind the siding as well as behind and under the top. Following a metal flashing should it start from starter strip or j channel.

Wear work gloves and cut. In laying this out it brought up a question of how to start the siding from the top of the brick ledge. Siding over brick exterior. How to transition from brick to siding.

Attach the strips to the wall. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. This is where the new siding will begin. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Yes the proper detail is to fur out the siding over the face of the brick with at least a 4 overlap. Next you ll drill holes through the furring strips and into the brick using the. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Run the l shaped flashing up under the bottom row of siding so that it tucks under the final bottom.

My detail only shows how it should be capped and flashed if you do build it as shown. If the transition exceeds 10 feet in. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Mark the locations for your furring strips.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. On the wall you ll need to mark the location you need for each. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Measure the length of the transition the intersection where the brick meets the face of the wall.

To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.