How To Start Vinyl Siding Above Brick

Siding over brick exterior.

How to start vinyl siding above brick.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Next you ll drill holes through the furring strips and into the brick using the. Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip.

If the transition exceeds 10 feet in. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. In laying this out it brought up a question of how to start the siding from the top of the brick ledge.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Measure the length of the transition the intersection where the brick meets the face of the wall. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. My detail only shows how it should be capped and flashed if you do build it as shown.

Mark the locations for your furring strips. Yes the proper detail is to fur out the siding over the face of the brick with at least a 4 overlap. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Attach the strips to the wall.

Run the l shaped flashing up under the bottom row of siding so that it tucks under the final bottom. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion. 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. How it s done step 1.

Install the flashing before you finish the top of the brick wall as the flashing must go behind the siding as well as behind and under the top. On the wall you ll need to mark the location you need for each. Wear work gloves and cut. Following a metal flashing should it start from starter strip or j channel.

I m thinking of installing vinyl siding above the brick wainscoting actually novabrik on our home. This is where the new siding will begin. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. How to use flashing between brick siding.

This is our most comprehensive. Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house.