Bottom Strips Siding

Insert the flat hooked end of the zip tool under the lip on the bottom most edge of the vinyl siding panel that rests on top of the starter strip.

Bottom strips siding.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Depending on the style of siding which can be vertical like board and batten or horizontal like clapboard siding sometimes the strapping or furring strips are poorly installed. Make sure water can drain out the bottom and allow air to flow freely up from the bottom and out the top. Vertical siding for example uses a base trim along the bottom instead of a starter strip and or spacer.

How to replace starter strips for vinyl siding. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Because horizontal siding is by far the most common type used we focus on its installation here. Ray you are spot on.

To install vertical metal siding start by applying horizontal furring strips and sheathing to the surface you re working on if it s uneven. Z weather strip flashing is a great way to protect the horizontal edges when installing siding on your shed. Typically the z strip is placed on top of the bottom piece of siding then the next row of siding is placed on top of the z strip. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

I can t find white starter strips anywhere in my town but i can find a million other colors. Half of the strip on the bottom is not covered by the siding. What s up with that answered by. This weather strip comes in plastic or galvanized metal.

Upon recent persona inspection i observed and concluded that was not good as the channel acts as a dirt debris and water trap. Some of these mounting strips are the same for both horizontal and vertical siding. The last thing i did in preparation for installing the siding was to attach insect screens at the bottom of the wall between the furring strips see the photo below. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

Our siding installer used j channels at the bottom of the siding where it interfaced with the first story roof and other areas. Subscribe to this old house. This will prevent any bugs from crawling or flying into the rainscreen between the siding and the wrb.