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Table of Contents Surface Preparation 5 House Wrap and Insulation 6 Starting Point and Starter Strip 6 Corner Installation 7 Starting, Lapping, and Fastening Siding 7 Installing J-Channel 7 Doors and Windows 8 Cutting Siding 8 Finishing Siding 9 Helpful Tips and Warranty 10 Helpful Tools Power Shear Snap Lock Punch Hammer 12" Snips Tape Measure Panel Cutter Safety Glasses Level Hacksaw 4 Framing Square Caulking Gun Chalk Line Utili
Surface Preparation The quality of the finished job depends on good preparation of the work surface. Check for low places on the surface of the wall and build out (shim) if required. Wood furring is building out the wall surface to provide a smooth even base for nailing on the new siding. Lath strips are most commonly used. Furring is not usually necessary in new construction.
House Wrap and Insulation Once the house is stripped and prepped, it is recommended to use a house wrap to help reduce air infiltration. Most people wrap the entire house then come back to cut out door and window openings. House wrap is typically used on new construction, but can be used on existing homes as well. If the walls are somewhat uneven or wavy you can shim them with lath and you can install fan fold insulation to help give a smooth surface to apply your new siding.
Corner Insulation 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.
Doors and Windows When applying siding around a door, you first need to put J-channel on both sides of the door and a piece across the top of the door much like you do with windows. It is typical to put a piece of flashing at the bottom corners of the door and extend the flashing under the door unless you have room to get a piece of siding beneath it. This will depend on what type of steps or stoop you have on the house.
Finishing Siding As you are installing the siding, be sure to check periodically that the siding is level. This can be done by placing a level on the siding. When installing the siding on the wall make sure to stagger the lap joints. Lap joints will be much less noticeable if they are staggered in different places than if they fall in the same place. You should also run the laps away from the view of sight. For instance, when standing in your driveway the lap should be going away from you.
Helpful Tips • It is best to install your siding as soon as possible. Water can get into a sealed bundle by condensation with temperature changes common to midwest summers. This can happen without direct exposure to rain or other sources of water. Moisture that is trapped in a bundle for an extended period can damage the paint surface, cause paint failure and even red rust.
Tough Our residential steel siding panels will provide years of maintenance free service life. Hail and windstorms struggle to damage our steel panels. This is truly the last siding you will need to install. Efficient Most conventional siding materials absorb energy from the sun. Our residential steel siding reflects most of the sun’s rays, which keeps your living space cooler. The energy savings of our “Cool Chemistry” steel siding will save you money.
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