How To Install Strapping For Siding

When a mark on the lower part of the stick lines up with the butt edge of the last installed clapboard transfer the marks on the stick to the wall.

How to install strapping for siding.

Align one mark with the top of the head casing. In this video i show how easy it can be. Siding needs vertical strapping to create an air space to allow moisture to escape and water to drain read more here how to install siding so walls can dry. On the outside corners we strapped with 8 wide rips of 3 4 plywood to give good nailing for the 6 vinyl corner boards.

Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn. The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed. The washer under the screw head should seal to the surface of the panel without bulging or shifting. I guess it depends on your climate whether the drying to the exterior through the siding is sufficient.

Swing the stick s bottom to one side. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. All foam seams were taped with aluminum tape. Secure the screws but do not overtighten.

Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips. The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast. Hold the swing stick near the window casing. We would later be installing vertical strapping 16 oc so we didn t go overboard with the roofers and tins.

That s a valid concern you have and yes you should have some sort of protection that allows water to flow out the bottom and air to flow up so humidity can escape at the top.