For vertical siding install j channel trim.
How to add vinyl siding at the bottom.
Install trim under eaves rakes.
If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.
Nail every 12 inches on center.
At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.
For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake.
Exterior paneling and all exterior sidings adding vinyl siding at the bottom when i had vinyl siding put on the back of my house in one area my contractor didn t go all the way to the bottom of.
1 2 inch 1 3 cm plywood or osb are common substrates and these are generally covered with roofing felt or another moisture barrier prior to siding the walls.