How To Install Vinyl Siding Starter Strip

Vinyl siding is no exception.

How to install vinyl siding starter strip.

Nail to wall following nailing instructions in important installation tips. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. It is a small strip of vinyl siding that has a locking channel on it that the first full sized vinyl siding panel.

When the wall surface is uneven shim out the starter strip to avoid a wavy appearance in the finished siding job. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.

From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner. The starter strip is the first strip of vinyl siding that is nailed to the wall. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. This is where the new siding will begin.

Vinyl siding starter strips 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. For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home.