Applying vinyl siding to your house is no easy task and one which will likely only have to be done once in your lifetime. It requires a lot of time, a good bit of skill, and some expensive equipment the average homeowner doesn't usually have in his garage. There are, however, a lot of homeowners who tackle this job themselves and create a nice finished product.
Lets get started by gathering our equipment. This is what we'll need.
Nail pouch
Tape measure - at least 25 feet
Hammer
Metal snips
pencil
Sawhorses
Aluminum brake
8' step ladder
Extension ladders
Walk plank(s)
Ladder jacks
Safety glasses
levels (2', 4', and a water level)
levels (2', 4', and a water level)
Then you'll need to gather your material:
Foam board insulation
Tape
J-Channel
Starter strip
Corner posts
Siding
Aluminum coil (in a color you decide will be the trim color of your house)
Nails - roofing nails and colored trim nails for the aluminum coil
I'm new at this blogging thing and putting the photo's where you want them is tricky for me.
Next we'll start prepping the house for siding.
First well have to determine what type of siding is on the house and what we want to do with it. In many cases there are asbestos shingles nailed in the outside of the house. If we leave them on and go over them with insulation board we run the risk of breaking it into pieces that fall behind the foam insulation and create bulges that show when we install the vinyl siding. If we remove it, it must be double bagged in bags that are marked "asbestos" and taken to the landfill on specific days (you may have to call to get that info). It also costs twice what regular construction debris costs to dump. This decision is a personal one and must be made with budget in mind.
If the existing siding is asbestos, now is the time to remove it. Lay 6 mil sheets of polyethylene down on the ground from the wall on which your working to a distance 8' to 10' out. Use a face mask style respirator with the "purple" HEPA style cartridges. Asbestos is safe until you begin the removal process which creates asbestos dust. This dust is easily inhaled and causes a wealth of serious long term medical problems.
After asbestos is removed, install foam insulation board. I'm going to be brief as it relates to the intricacies of installation because I intend to include the heinous series of instructional videos we've come to know and love.
Preparation of the house for installation of the vinyl siding is as important as hanging the siding itself. At this point it would be prudent to view the link below which allows you to access a series of 4 videos.
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