How To Install Vinyl Clapboard Siding

Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it.

How to install vinyl clapboard siding. Co written by emanuel silva. The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold. While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl. Plywood in place of insulation board.

Fastening strips are the key to vinyl installation. Then notch the siding from the top and slide it under the faucet. Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it. Behind the faucet mounting plate install 1 2 in.

If the faucet falls in the center of the. Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding. By carter silva on february 6 2015. In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post.

Use a strip the same thickness as the top of. Put a level starter strip around the house at the bottom of the wall as a starting point for clapboard and to mark the bottom for the corner boards.