Applying Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Cap the corner posts.

Applying vinyl siding starter strip.

How to install a vinyl siding starter strip step 1. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. Slide it into the corner and nail it every 16 in. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. This is where the new siding will begin. Snap each length of siding in place so that its bottom lip hooks under the starter strip. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb.

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. Insulation for vinyl siding 1. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip. Attach j channel trim strips around windows and doors and along the eaves. Installing inside corner. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Vinyl siding starter strips. Insert the flat hooked end of the zip tool under the lip on the bottom most edge of the vinyl siding panel that rests on top of the starter strip. 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.

Partly drive a nail 11 2 in. Pull the zip tool down while simultaneously. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. Pull up as.

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point using a tape. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel. Be sure to center the nails in their slots to. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least.