Garage Slab Siding Starter Course

Of course sliding my knife under the siding at the concrete i didn t hit anything.

Garage slab siding starter course.

Then nail a 3 1 2 in. Make sure the panel is securely locked before fastening. It is an inexpensive approach to a combination floor footing system that can even be used in deep frost country if the soils drain well so as to prevent frost heave damage to any part of the garage foundation and. Most manufacturers produce a starter strip that secures the bottom course of siding to the sheathing and holds it at the proper angle.

Whoops this is not going to be good i thought to myself. The area on a piece of siding that allows for another piece of siding or trim to be inserted. For vinyl use special trim strips which should come with the. The entire rim joist was bug infested and rotted away over the whole length of the patio connection with the house.

Staret strip secures the first course of siding to the home. I have had better luck with white silicon than clear. Do not use a j channel. The first course row of panels should be placed in the starter strip and securely locked along the entire length of the siding panel.

Fasten the panels in the center of the nailing slots see getting started for more information for specific information on fastening and fasteners. The type 1 foundation shown at the left is usually suitable for a one story garage design that your building official can be certain will never be used for human habitation. Step 6 finish your garage siding with trim. The clear seems to debond from concrete after awhile.

A course of siding refers to one row of siding that runs the length of an exterior wall. Garage door frame. This should be nailed every 6 inches with it s lower edge running along the chalk line. As shown in the diagram a wooden spacer can be used to provide the proper angle for the first strip.

Start with a level chalk line for the bottom starter strip and check the level periodically as you go up. This next picture was taken in the crawl space. For wood and cement fiber siding generally use 1 by 4 boards overlapped at the corners. Plywood above this line to hold out the bottom of the first row of siding and nail the starter strip to this plywood.

Multiple courses of siding are used to fill up an exterior wall. This video shows how to install a starter strip for vinyl and polymer siding installation. Cut vinyl pieces to fit with a saw or snips. Be sure that nail length is sufficient to penetrate framing or framing plus nailable sheathing a total of 1 1 4 32mm.