How To Start Vinyl Siding Above Brick

Install the flashing before you finish the top of the brick wall as the flashing must go behind the siding as well as behind and under the top.

How to start vinyl siding above brick.

Next you ll drill holes through the furring strips and into the brick using the. I m thinking of installing vinyl siding above the brick wainscoting actually novabrik on our home. This is where the new siding will begin. Run the l shaped flashing up under the bottom row of siding so that it tucks under the final bottom.

In laying this out it brought up a question of how to start the siding from the top of the brick ledge. How to use flashing between brick siding. Secure the panels with a nail every 16 inches 40 6 cm or so remembering to center the nail in slot and leave 1 16 of the nail head above the vinyl siding to allow for movement and expansion. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

My detail only shows how it should be capped and flashed if you do build it as shown. How to transition from brick to siding. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. This is our most comprehensive.

Measure and mark the flashing to length with the measuring tape and a felt tip marker. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Use the wider starter strip the bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Slide the bottom row of panels into place making sure to hook the bottom lip of each panel under the starting strip.

Wear work gloves and cut. Siding over brick exterior. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Following a metal flashing should it start from starter strip or j channel.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. How it s done step 1. Attach the strips to the wall. Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. If the transition exceeds 10 feet in. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Vinyl siding starter strips.

Measure the length of the transition the intersection where the brick meets the face of the wall. On the wall you ll need to mark the location you need for each.