Hanging Siding By Yourself

Use a jig such as shown for quick and easy spacing.

Hanging siding by yourself. Galvanized roofing nails for your vinyl siding unless the sheathing has foam on it. Using the proper nailing pattern for the different siding styles is important. But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. I m using fiber cement siding the 4x8 sheets not the hardie plank stuff.

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. You are not going to set it hard. Gap at all ends.

How to hang sheet siding 1. Sheet siding is grooved vertically so to achieve. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Each panel should be able to move back and forth or the siding will bubble on really hot days.

Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. Lay a piece of sheet siding on a sawhorse inside facing up. Don t drive the nails tight. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll.

If the result is a whole number you re in. I had hell getting the three sheets up that i was able to get up by myself and am. So i ve been working on a shed for the last several months and started hanging siding last night. Before putting up any piece the inside must be.

Hammer in a 2 inch galvanized nail 1. Place the next siding piece over the first fitting the overlap in place and spacing the siding 1 8 inch apart. What a giant pain it turned out to be by myself. Then you ll want longer ones.

Align the first sheet of siding along the edge of the building. Tips for hanging siding by yourself. Never nail the siding to your house hang it.