How To Install Vinyl Siding Over Shakes

Install plastic or woven house wrap.

How to install vinyl siding over shakes.

The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold. These concerns need to be addressed and dealt with before you consider installing vinyl over wood or else you might. These products are designed primarily to pad imperfections on the walls so the new layer of siding will lay flatter. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss. Fastening strips are the key to vinyl installation.

And there again i realized the importance of installing a good house wrap in this case i installed one that allows better drainage behind the shingles siding. On my new build house i also did shingles. This is our most comprehensive. Also as the original outside shingles had been removed i had the opportunity to blow in insulation all around the house from the outside.

Rot and deterioration is something that shows up as you install the siding. Space panels at various temperature ranges. Installing vinyl shake siding. Skip this step if the wall has siding and trim installed.

Installing vinyl siding over wood shingles or siding results in problems including hidden rot and deterioration beneath the vinyl siding having less protection against weather elements and inconsistent thickness to the walls. No siding manufacturer voids a warranty for installing siding over existing siding. Perfection shingles like any other outdoor plastics expand and contract with the change in temperature. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line.

Depending on your homeowner s preference you can install the shakes on an entire wall or as a wainscot with traditional siding above. I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. Use the temperature indicator provided on the panel as a guide for the amount of space.

Snap a level chalk line around the bottom of the house about an inch above the bottom of the existing wood siding for a steel starter strip.