The market offers a great many finishing materials to decorate the facades of buildings, and each material is distinguished by advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless, experts highlight facing material without weaknesses. We are talking about vinyl siding.
This practical finishing coating allows you to protect the construction from precipitation, wind, ultraviolet radiation, preserving it in its original form. The installation of the material is quite difficult without building skills, so we offer a detailed installation plan.
Preparation
Like any other construction enterprise, work in our case begins with the drawing. According to the document, the facade should be covered with a horizontal crate, which is assembled using torn boards, bars, metal profiles. If the building is built of wood, the need for a crate disappears. Heades, drain pipes, lattices and other elements are removed from the facade. After the installation of siding, they will be installed in their places.
Marking and installing the base strip of material
Installation of horizontal panels begins with the marking of the horizontal line around the house. The first panel is attached to the basic profile, the rest will joke together. The installation provides for fixing the panels from the bottom up.
External and internal corners
The inner angle is mounted at the junction of two walls, below the level of the edge of the base strip by 6 mm. The angle is attached with nails to the walls in steps up to 40 cm. External angles are also installed.
Openings
J-racks are attached to the top and sides of the openings. This is necessary to fix sophite, decorating corners, laying siding. The rake is not nailed tightly.
Installation of panels
The lower edge of the first siding is attached into the base strip below, and the upper edge is nailed to the crate. Between the angle and the material it is necessary to leave a gap of up to 6 mm to compress and expand the panel. The second row followed the first. The panels are connected to the lower cladding elements. If the panel sits in a groove, a characteristic sound of snaping will be heard. This is how the rest of the rows are installed.
When the laying reaches the roof, the final series, according to practice, will have to cut. Therefore, a profile is nailed to the wall, to which the last row is attached.
Insulation
The final stage of the installation will be insulation of walls using any material not exceeding the thickness of the sizes. Installation of the thermal insulation layer is carried out without the formation of cracks and holes.