Do-it-yourself vinyl siding installation

A modern construction market is able to offer a variety of materials suitable for building facades. Among them, siding has become very widespread. This material has a number of characteristic positive operational characteristics, which accounts for its prevalence. One of these qualities is the relative ease of installation, so that the installation of vinyl siding with their own hands can be carried out by almost anyone who has at least minimal skills in handling the tool.

Material description

Before proceeding to the description of the installation of siding, it seems useful to give some general definition of what is meant by this name.

Vinyl siding is a finishing material used mainly for facade work, made of plastic (vinyl). It is a scattered elements, strips of a certain size. May have a different color and texture. Among the most notable qualities of the material in question are:

• comparative ease of installation;
• low susceptibility to changes in external conditions. Here we have in mind the siding resistance to temperature and humidity, UV and wind loads;
• strength and ability to withstand very considerable mechanical loads, but at the same time, it is impossible to call siding shockproof;
• availability of material. This refers not only to the relative low cost of the material, but also that the work can be carried out independently, thus saving a decent amount of funds;
• self sufficiency, i.e. after installing the siding there is no need for additional processing;
• ease of maintenance. In other words, in the event of contamination the plastic is simply washed;
• due to chemical neutrality, the material is not exposed to corrosion or fungus, which allows it to perform its functions for a long time.

Vinyl, as a material, has rather high rates of expansion under the influence of external factors; therefore, it must be taken into account during installation — there should be a gap of about 5–7 mm between the connecting strips and the siding panels themselves so that the surface plane is not disturbed.

Immediately it is worth making a reservation that in order for the installation of vinyl siding to be of the highest quality, it is necessary to strictly follow the order of work.

Training

As always, installation must begin with preparation. At this stage, attention should be paid to the following points:

• The surface to be coated should be as flat and as flat as possible. In other words, you need to dismantle all the decorative facade elements, if we are talking about repairs or remove all the streaks of mortar and other irregularities, if the walls are finished for the first time. By the way, it is worth adding that the siding can be mounted either directly on the wall or on the crates. If we are talking about the second case, then at the preparation stage it is also necessary to carry out the crate.
• Special attention should be paid to the marking of the horizontal line, along which the starting strip will be installed later. To do this, you need to drive on both sides of the wall along the nail (screw in with a self-tapping screw) at the level from which installation of the siding is supposed to begin. Between these nails stretched cord, which is leveled by level. It is best to use a padding cord.

Before work, you need to open the packaging with siding and allow the material to be outdoors in order to stabilize its temperature readings.

Installation of panels

If the preparation was carried out successfully, then finishing the house with vinyl siding will not be difficult. Works should start from the bottom, gradually moving up.

First, on the marked horizontal line you need to install the launch pad. It can be fixed to the base either with nails or with self-tapping screws or brackets - the choice of fasteners depends on the material from which the house is built.

Next, the starting panel is set to start the siding panel. As stated in the assembly instructions, the panels should be fixed only through a special perforation along the edge of the panel. If there is a need to mount through the sheet, then it is necessary to perform preliminary drilling in order to prevent cracking of the material. This is how the first row of panels fits, and it should be noted that every two component parts there should be an N-shaped connecting vertical strip.

Similarly, all subsequent rows of siding are mounted, with the panels must be connected to each other with the locks provided by the design.

The arches of windows, doors and corners should be trimmed with special elements that are additionally purchased.

In this general description of the installation process of vinyl siding can be considered complete. For the most complete perception of the information presented, you can familiarize yourself with the relevant videos on the subject matter.

Video

How the installation of Holzsiding siding panels is carried out, see below:

And this is the installation manual for Docke siding:

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