Putting Siding On A Garage

Working with vinyl siding.

Putting siding on a garage.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. You ll need specialty tools like this zip tool to work with installing vinyl siding. Get professional looking watertight results with these residing techniques. How to re side the garage step 1.

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. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Overlap each sheet by at least 2 inches. Vinyl siding strips interlock and each the bottom of each new strip you install will snap onto the top of the previous strip.

You ll need a zip tool to remove siding. 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. As you install the sheet metal siding be sure that the panels are lined up straight. Choose a type of siding.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge. Measure the length and height of your garage carefully to determine how much material you will need once you. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Use the cut off piece to start the next row of siding.

To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Write this dimension down on a piece of paper. Remove old siding and. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll.

Even if your garage is approximately 24 feet on each side measure the exact length to accurately calculate how much siding you will need. Measure the length of one side of the garage. When installing each sheet be sure to hammer the nails into the pre cut holes. 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.

You can use various types of wood shingles clapboard planks specialty tongue and. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.