How To Install Vinyl Siding Starter Strips

Determine the lowest point of the wall that will be sided.

How to install vinyl siding starter strips.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Position starter strip with the top edge of chalk line and allow room for corner posts. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. This is where the new siding will begin.

Nail to wall following nailing instructions in important installation tips. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. It is a small strip of vinyl siding that has a locking channel on it that the first full sized vinyl siding panel. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

From that point measure up 1 4 6 4mm less than the width of the starter strip and partially drive a nail at one corner. In order for the siding to be installed properly in a level fashion the starter strip at the bottom of the wall must be level. Remember to make sure the sheathing is smooth before you apply the siding so the siding can be smooth also. When the wall surface is uneven shim out the starter strip to avoid a wavy appearance in the finished siding job.

For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly.