How To Attach The Last Piece Of Vinyl Siding

On hot days because the siding will contract when the temperature drops.

How to attach the last piece of vinyl siding.

If you have to add new siding position it in an obscure spot like the base of a wall or behind the garage. Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted. Because you cut away the channels at the top of the molding you must nail directly through the molding instead of placing the nails in the designated channels that you used in the rows below. Choose the right nails allow approximately 1 16 in.

And measure the width of the last piece. Aviation and tin snip start cutting at the top interlock and continue toward the bottom of the panel. Step 5 make tabs every 12 to 16 inches in the cut edge of the vinyl siding using a snap lock punch. Allow a 1 4 inch gap for expansion wherever siding butts accessories.

Between nail head and vinyl. Always refer to the installation guide on the particular vinyl siding that you re installing but most vinyl siding panels should overlap each other by at least an inch. Use a utility knife to score the siding lengthwise and break the siding along this line. The vinyl siding trim pieces aren t as critical.

Unfortunately vinyl siding fades with age so an exact color match may be impossible. Cut the last piece of vinyl siding using the table saw with the bottom of the siding against the guard on the table saw. When installing in freezing weather below 4 c. Utility knife score panel with knife then bend the vinyl back and forth until it snaps cleanly on the scored line.

Use this template as a guide to cut the width of the next to last piece of siding you plan to install. Slot the vinyl siding into the lower siding and nail the top of the vinyl with 3d nails that match the color of the vinyl siding. Then nail the second to last row in place. Using a piece of scrap siding as a template measure the width of the second to last row marking it with your pencil.

Siding must be cut in lengths to provide for expansion. Be sure to save and reuse all the siding you remove. Power saw bench or radial arm saw use a fine tooth blade with slow cutting movements.