Mounting the siding with your own hands

Let's consider such an urgent issue as installing the siding with your own hands. It is this modern material that allows you to reliably protect your home from both hypothermia and overheating, and it also protects the surface of walls, no matter what they are made of, from the effects of external weather factors.

Installation of vinyl siding with their own hands is simple, the material is relatively inexpensive, and most importantly, that it is durable and reliable, this is precisely what explains its popularity. Siding does not require painting, care of it is almost unnecessary, except that sometimes it is necessary to clean it of dirt, and it has a very wide range of operating temperature.

If you decide to do the installation of the siding with your own hands, then the most suitable for this is a 6 m panel, but you must proceed from the size of the room. First you need to make calculations and determine the necessary amount of material. To do this, it is best to make a small model of the house, and then you will be able to more accurately determine the necessary amount of siding, since it is possible to determine where you can use the trimming. But if you have a lot of money and you do not mind that you have a lot of excess material left, you can make approximate calculations.

Installing the siding with your own hands, although not a difficult job, but here you need to take care of your own safety and make good and reliable forests, since you will have to work at altitude. In order to get started, you will need a tape measure, a ruler, a corner, a hacksaw and a screwdriver, as well as a hammer, an awl and pliers.

First you need to prepare the surface of the house, clearing it of excess protruding objects and removing closely fitting branches of trees. If the house has ideal walls, then the riding can be mounted directly on them, but since this happens very rarely, you must first make a wooden crate. It is from its correct installation that the quality of the siding will largely depend. If you make the installation of the siding with your own hands horizontally, then the slats should be nailed vertically at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other. Also, slats are installed around each element, for example, windows, doors, etc.

It is best to use a heater in addition to the siding installation , for example, foam or mineral wool.

Of great importance is the installation of the starting strip, so it is not necessary to hurry with this, we must do everything strictly according to the level. Since the sidig, like any material, is able to expand and contract, you should not forget about the technological gaps, the distance to the end edge should be about 1 cm. Also, do not hammer nails too tightly, it is recommended to leave a gap, for which it is convenient to use a coin. Thus, you can eliminate the possible warpage of the siding under the influence of external factors. All nails must be clogged only at a right angle, so that the panels can move freely within certain limits.

The new panel must first be connected to the one that is located from the bottom, and only then to raise it up until the lock is closed. Installation of the siding with your own hands should be done so that the panels are not too tight and not too loose.

After installing the panels, the end edges are hidden with the help of external corners. It is best to install the J-strips. Here, special attention should be paid to the joints, they should be done strictly at an angle of 45 °.

There are times when the length of the siding is less than the length of the house. In this case, they should be docked with the help of an H-molding or a joint such as overlap is practiced. Overlapping should be no less than 3 centimeters and joints should not be opposite to each other.

Thus, having spent time about a week, you can update your home and get a warm and comfortable home.