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.

Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing. To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Putting up furring strips will help even out the surface you re working on so the metal siding doesn t look wavy.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. 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. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided.

Vinyl siding starter strips. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel around the house to locate. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

Then nail a 3 1 2 in. 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. Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point. Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip.

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.