Starter Strip Vinyl Siding Bottom
If your home has a deck it s likely to be suspended from a wall and covering the bottom of the existing siding.
Starter strip vinyl siding bottom. Starter strip is used at the bottom of each side of the home to lock the first course of siding in place. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Required accessory for starting a vinyl siding job constructed of low maintenance durable vinyl backed by ply gem s limited lifetime warranty.
It is a small strip of vinyl siding that has a locking channel on it that the first full sized vinyl siding panel. As its name implies a starter strip is one of the initial steps during the installation of vinyl siding. In this way no j is used. This is where the new siding will begin.
To use a starter strip you have to start with a whole piece. Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. Find vinyl siding starter strips at lowe s today. For the remaining vinyl siding panels to be installed correct and level beginning with the lowest row you must install the starter strip correctly.
You attach the bottom of the first row of siding to the top of this starter strip. In this case you ll need to maintain the starter strip height on both sides of the. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.
Actually the proper way to start horizontal vinyl is to use a metal starter strip. Get started installing vinyl siding with this video that covers wall preparation fasteners fastening techniques tools chalk lines corner posts and start.