How to overlap siding.
How to overlap aluminum siding.
With a utility knife cut the top and side edges.
Each piece should overlap the previous section of aluminum fascia by 1 to 2 inches but the overlap should be a smooth transition that doesn t cause bumps or raised areas.
Your second piece of siding should overlap your first at its horizontal edge about an inch.
Use caution when working on ladders.
You should not make this joint tight.
Bend the square down and then cut across the bottom.
Typically aluminum is not used anymore to reside residential homes so the siding needed to be special ordered.
Attach the strip about once every 16 inches and at the ends.
Make it 3 inches wider than the patch you removed so.
The final screw hole for one piece should line up with the first screw hole in the following section.
Draw a square around the damaged siding.
On this particular job the home already had aluminum siding.
Lap siding is designed to move water down an exterior wall without allowing the water to.
The client had a tight budget and just wanted to patch in new siding to match the existing siding.
Cut the replacement patch.
Install each sheet with nails laying every sheet straight and being sure to leave no gaps between the sheets.
Be sure that the cuts are straight and follow the correct angles.