Siding - wonderful stuff that makes minimal cost to make your home more beautiful, masking the deficiencies.Today we look at how to perform the installation of siding with their own hands.Instruction is quite simple, and therefore fulfill all the following work will be able to virtually anyone.
popularity of this material for finishing is explained not only by its relatively low price, and excellent strength and durability.Vinyl siding does not require painting, maintenance and care.In case of heavy contamination can be washed with a water jet from a garden hose.
If you decide to perform the installation of siding with their hands (for directions see below), you should know that the best fit for your purpose pane of up to 6 m. However, all calculations should be carried out depending on the size of the room is sheathed.
First, you need to carefully determine the amount of material that goes to trim the walls of your home.We recommend the use of special 3D-modeling program for repair: so you are up to a meter calculate the amount of desired coatings.Note that even the installation of a ground siding with their hands involves working at a certain height, so be careful with woods or even a normal ladder.
You will need a tape measure or measuring tape, a hacksaw and an ordinary ruler, and a set of carpentry tools.Having prepared themselves, prepare the house thoroughly, remove all the trees, shrubs and rocks that can prevent you from working.If you happen to have a house with perfectly smooth walls, the material can be attached directly to them.If not, then do not do without the installation of special crates.Without it will perform the installation of siding with their own hands.Note the following.
If you have decided to trim horizontally, you need to fill the boards lathing on a wall in a vertical position, leaving gaps between them no more than 0.3-0.4 m. Bars necessarily need to nail around door and window openings.Given the characteristics of our climate, it is best to perform the installation of siding with insulation.As the latter can take a normal mineral wool, placing it in the cells, which are formed by the intersection of the boards lathing.
most trouble is with the installation of starter strip, so hurry up with the case is not necessary.Remember that the installation of siding with their hands (the instruction has been described above) should provide a technological extension of the lining: it from the side of the building you need to leave a gap of about 8-10 mm.Because of this, do not get too close to hammer nails, leaving between it and the material of small gaps.Such guileless measure to avoid siding deformation under the influence of the environment.
Incidentally, the nails must be driven at right angles, as otherwise the panel can not move, expanding and narrowing under the ambient temperature.On trim the average home takes no more than a week.
