How To Connect Two Pieces Of Siding

Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it.

How to connect two pieces of siding.

Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Install the first length of z flashing. Lay out the panels required for the first course along the house. Cut the panels to length with tin snips.

To prevent this put flashing about one foot on each side of the corner. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Fix mistakes with a zip tool to remove a piece of siding that s already nailed up slide the zip tool available at any home center under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Use sealant where the two pieces fit together.

The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall stud.

Nail the side pieces every 12 inches placing the top nail at the top of the nailing slot and all other nails in the center of the nailing slot. When you have to put two pieces of the corner post together to get the length you need be sure the lower piece is underneath and the upper piece is overlapping in order to shed water. The corners of vinyl siding are one area where moisture can get in under the siding. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia.

Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing. Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center.

Use the factory cut edges on the outside for the smoothest appearance. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. Make sure you use a tight seal so water doesn t leak through. Miter or cut tabs at the ends.

Cut 1 inch from each panel s toplock where two panels will overlap. Connect the different pieces of the gutters and overlap the middle seams by 4 inches.