Vinyl Siding
Contents
Work Docs
Vinyl Siding Offset Adapter
Vinyl Siding Calculator
Vinyl Siding Calculator. SEH 2 case of 2500 sf [6] shows installed cost of $5.5/sf of siding, total of $13.6k. Note that our siding cost $4000 as bought - vs $7k for the low cost in the calculator.
Installation Instructions
- Undersill trim - [7]. Goes under and over apertures.
- Abtco video - notches in top panels which snap into undersill trim are missing - beware - [8]. Source website - [9]
- https://www.vinylsiding.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-VSI-Installation-Manual.pdf
- This one is quite good: https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/how-to-install-vinyl-siding/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy2-Bu5e41Q
- With hand-drawn pictures - [10]
- Roofing nails are used - [11]
- What happens if vinyl siding is nailed down too tight (scroll down to pic at bottom of thread): https://www.contractortalk.com/threads/vinyl-siding-does-this-make-any-sense.85142/
Junctions
J Channel
- At top - leave a 1/4" space (page 16 of [12] shows inner corner trim - which we can assume goes for j-channel
- J channel, vertical spacing and junction -
- Starter strip - adjacent junction - 1/4" between strips, 1/4" to edge of J-channel on side
Siding
- Overlap siding 1" sideways
Nails
- 1/8" shank, 5/16" head or larger.
- Staples
- Screws
BOM
BOM - [13]