Installation Instructions

Corner Insulation

Starting, Lapping and Fastening Siding

Installing J-Channel

Once the starter strip is installed you can install

the outside corner base. Install the outside corner

base at all outside corner locations. The outside

corner base should run from the eave to ½" past

the bottom of the starter strip previously installed.

When cutting the corner pieces, you can use

a 12" snips or a hack saw with a metal cutting

blade (It is not recommended to cut the corners

with a power saw). After the siding is installed the

corner cover will be installed. See page 9.

When trimming out inside corners, use two J-channels at a right angle. Place a strip of tape mastic

where the two J-channels come together to seal the joint.

It’s now time to start installing your siding. At this

point it is easiest to complete one wall at a time.

Begin by locking the rst piece into the bottom

of the starter strip. The siding has slats cut into

the top to let you know where the fasteners will

go. It is best to locate the studs on your house

and only place the fasteners where there is a

wall stud. The siding has a removable protection

lm on each piece. Remember to remove this

protective lm as you install the siding.

The siding pieces have been manufactured with a ½" notch in each end for lapping purposes. Each

piece that you install will be lapped ½" to compensate for expansion and contraction.

When installing the siding make sure you do not drive the nails in too tight as this will cause some

buckling to occur. When it comes to siding, it is better to be a little too loose than it is to be too tight.

When you come to a door or window on the

house you will have to do some cutting. The rst

thing you need to do is run J-channel around the

door or window. You should run J-channel on all

sides of the window. It is easy to get a good look

on the corners of the window when you notch the

J-channel. You may have to fur out the window

or shim depending on where the cuts are made.

Most windows have to be furred out above and

below the window to accommodate the siding.