How To Put Up Siding Panels

Put 1 by 4 boards quarter round or.

How to put up siding panels.

If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs. However this type of siding is no longer widely used due to the weather damage issues it is prone to. T 111 siding is a type of plywood siding that was once one of the most commonly used types of siding on homes sheds and garages as it is very inexpensive and fairly easy to install. This is the most important step in the whole project in order to keep rain and snow from seeping under the metal siding.

Make a cutting guide make a cutting guide for long straight cuts. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Guiding the saw base on the 1x4 cut the plywood to make the cutting guide. Instead you should cut two partial panels that are each half the length of the partial panel you need and install them on each end of the wall.

Transfer this measurement onto the piece of siding. Before applying any adhesive arrange all the panels in the room and number them. Use the wider starter strip. Drive screws to fasten a straight 8 foot long 1x4 or 1x3 against the factory edge of an 8 foot long piece of plywood that is at least 10 inches wide.

Finish the siding with trim molding typically 1 by 4 inch boards around doors and windows and on corners. As you install the sheet metal siding be sure that the panels are lined up straight. To keep your vertical metal siding looking polished and balanced you want to avoid installing a partial panel on only one side of the wall. Apply adhesive with a caulk gun in a w or wave pattern.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Measure the height of the piece you need to cut by butting a scrap piece of siding beneath and above the window and marking the necessary height leaving an additional 1 4 inch 0 6 cm of clearance. Install flashing at all end joints where two pieces of siding butt together. Make sure cut openings line up.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below.