How To Put Vinyl Siding On Mobile Home

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

How to put vinyl siding on mobile home.

Apply a layer of insulation to the frame of the home. To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Obtain a vinyl siding tool.

Hook your tool underneath the siding and pull down to start. Finish with a tap of the hand to tighten. Measure the dimensions of the structure with a measuring tape so you know how much siding you ll need. Gap at all ends.

Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Then slide the tool along the piece of loose vinyl siding. Use a type of insulation appropriate for your climate.