How To Put Up Vinyl Shake Siding

But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in.

How to put up vinyl shake siding.

Select shakes that are wide enough to span a seam below or narrow to offset a seam below. The tool is available at most hardware stores and usually costs less than 10. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. 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.

Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb.

Insert the hook of a vinyl siding removal tool into the buttlock of a panel you want to snap back in place. Make sure the thick edges of a shake cover the nails at shakes below for the best appearance of the siding.