Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in.
How to install a bottom metal starter for siding.
It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.
Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip.
Attach the starter strip to the plywood but don t nail it so tightly that it will restrict the strip s movement.
You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip.
Hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course.
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This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation.
This is the most important step in the whole project in order to keep rain and snow from seeping under the metal siding.
Nail every 12 inches on center.
Install trim under eaves rakes.
Appearances in bottom row of siding.
Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home.
As you install the sheet metal siding be sure that the panels are lined up straight.
Nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding.
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At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.
Make sure you install the furring strips horizontally and not vertically.
Remember to make sure the sheathing is smooth before you apply the siding so the siding can be smooth also.
Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower.
If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.
For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake.
The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.
First install the strip around the bottom of the entire building securely so that the sheet metal will slip under it easily.
Nailing be sure to install starter with nails spaced no more than 12 o c.
They need to run in the opposite direction of the metal siding.
For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly.
Make sure starter strip is straight and meets accurately at all corners of building.
To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other.
We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.
Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
