How To Install Metal Starter Strip For Vinyl Siding

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 to install metal starter strip for vinyl siding.

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. Vinyl siding starter strips. Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided. Hold a tape measure against the exterior wall and travel around the house to locate.

How to install a vinyl siding starter strip. 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. This is where the new siding will begin. Then nail a 3 1 2 in.

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. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. When you ve determined the best height for the metal starter strip mark this position on the walls and snap a reference chalkline around the entire house.

To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Locate the lowest possible corner that has sheathing.

Measure a spot that is 1 1 2 inches above the bottom edge of the sheathing at this lowest point.