Bottom Strips 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.

Bottom strips siding.

Vertical siding for example uses a base trim along the bottom instead of a starter strip and or spacer. Because horizontal siding is by far the most common type used we focus on its installation here. Subscribe to this old house. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

This weather strip comes in plastic or galvanized metal. What s up with that answered by. Our siding installer used j channels at the bottom of the siding where it interfaced with the first story roof and other areas. This will prevent any bugs from crawling or flying into the rainscreen between the siding and the wrb.

If the bottom is going to be visible which it will be sometimes it will matter. I can t find white starter strips anywhere in my town but i can find a million other colors. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Half of the strip on the bottom is not covered by the siding.

Some of these mounting strips are the same for both horizontal and vertical siding. Make sure water can drain out the bottom and allow air to flow freely up from the bottom and out the top. We had vinyl siding installed on our second story. To install vertical metal siding start by applying horizontal furring strips and sheathing to the surface you re working on if it s uneven.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. 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. Upon recent persona inspection i observed and concluded that was not good as the channel acts as a dirt debris and water trap. Then install the corner posts that came with your siding and nail j channel along the top and bottom of the wall.

Ray you are spot on. Z weather strip flashing is a great way to protect the horizontal edges when installing siding on your shed. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.