Putting Siding On A Garage

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Putting siding on a garage.

You ll need specialty tools like this zip tool to work with installing vinyl siding. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Remove old siding and. How to re side the garage step 1.

Measure the length of one side of the garage. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. This is the most important step in the whole project in order to keep rain and snow from seeping under the metal siding.

Working with vinyl siding. Use the cut off piece to start the next row of siding. Add vinyl siding strips until you reach the end of the wall then measure and cut the last strip to leave 1 4 inch space at the end. Vinyl siding strips interlock and each the bottom of each new strip you install will snap onto the top of the previous strip.

When you re siding a large garage snap a chalk line from side to side when measuring for the bottom of the vinyl corners and the bottom of the j mold to ensure that the bottoms of each siding area are even. 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. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge. Overlap each sheet by at least 2 inches. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Write this dimension down on a piece of paper.

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. You ll need a zip tool to remove siding. If the result is a whole number you re in. Even if your garage is approximately 24 feet on each side measure the exact length to accurately calculate how much siding you will need.

If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. Choose a type of siding. Get professional looking watertight results with these residing techniques.