How To Install Vinyl Siding Over Shakes

And in the 30 plus years installing vinyl i have never had a recall from problems that were missed during the job or were the results of the installation.

How to install vinyl siding over shakes.

These products are designed primarily to pad imperfections on the walls so the new layer of siding will lay flatter. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold. Install plastic or woven house wrap.

These concerns need to be addressed and dealt with before you consider installing vinyl over wood or else you might. Perfection shingles like any other outdoor plastics expand and contract with the change in temperature. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Space panels at various temperature ranges.

Depending on your homeowner s preference you can install the shakes on an entire wall or as a wainscot with traditional siding above. Installing vinyl siding over wood shingles or siding results in problems including hidden rot and deterioration beneath the vinyl siding having less protection against weather elements and inconsistent thickness to the walls. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. No siding manufacturer voids a warranty for installing siding over existing siding.

Also as the original outside shingles had been removed i had the opportunity to blow in insulation all around the house from the outside. Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between. Use the temperature indicator provided on the panel as a guide for the amount of space. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding.

This is our most comprehensive. Skip this step if the wall has siding and trim installed. Installing vinyl shake siding. Rot and deterioration is something that shows up as you install the siding.

I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line. And there again i realized the importance of installing a good house wrap in this case i installed one that allows better drainage behind the shingles siding. Use plastic or wrap.

On my new build house i also did shingles.