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Siding School
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2022
Contact: brandonconstructs@gmail.com
Southern NH, USA
My name is Brandon.
I've installed approximately 175 miles of vinyl siding (if you put all the pieces end to end... What?!). I have around 12 years of almost exclusive work with vinyl siding and have vinyl sided somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 houses. I’m here to share all my knowledge and every trick and tip I've learned throughout the years. I hope to save you time on your project and save you from making some common mistakes as well.
I hope to help you have a more pleasant experience with your siding project and that I can teach you to install it just like a professional (and maybe help some professionals as well). Good luck and thanks for checking out my channel!
Any tips and tricks are meant to be helpful and in no way supersede your specific manufacturers installation instructions. Make sure to study your manufacturers specific installation instructions and follow them if you hope to maintain your warranty.
Southern NH, USA
My name is Brandon.
I've installed approximately 175 miles of vinyl siding (if you put all the pieces end to end... What?!). I have around 12 years of almost exclusive work with vinyl siding and have vinyl sided somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 houses. I’m here to share all my knowledge and every trick and tip I've learned throughout the years. I hope to save you time on your project and save you from making some common mistakes as well.
I hope to help you have a more pleasant experience with your siding project and that I can teach you to install it just like a professional (and maybe help some professionals as well). Good luck and thanks for checking out my channel!
Any tips and tricks are meant to be helpful and in no way supersede your specific manufacturers installation instructions. Make sure to study your manufacturers specific installation instructions and follow them if you hope to maintain your warranty.
Horizontal Fiber Cement Installation
In this video I install 6" to the weather horizontal James Hardie fiber cement siding. I go over how to start fiber cement siding over a roof, how to nail fiber cement siding, how to cut fiber cement siding, what nail guns to use for fiber cement siding and more!
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You say don't do that in the cold but do I see snow over to your right, I'd say that's cold bruh
It was a little warmer out that day. Snow was melting.
Learning a lot from this vid. Appreciate the time u take explaining all the process
I appreciate that! Glad to help.
thank you ..
No problem!
WeatherSmart has no capped fasteners, no tape along vertical or horizontal overlaps, and you forgot..... F&$k my bad was having flashbacks, Looks good, I don't care!
Capped fasteners can make vinyl siding bubble from underneath. The homeowner didn’t want to pay for the extra tape… it’s all watertight and they haven’t had any problems. Thanks for your input! Those things are required in some areas of the country!
Vinyl is trash lol. Worst siding product in like every category.
Thank you for sharing this tip. I’ve got a 20ft section on the garage end of my house that’s 4” lower than the rest of the house. It’s going to take more work but I feel like it’ll look and shed water better than j channel along the bottom.
No problem! If the 20’ part is the longer part I would start down there and put the ripped piece on the shorter section… it may not hold perfectly doing this method on a long section. Or maybe carefully hit the tabs with a heat gun so they tear less. Good luck!
They both look equally unappealing. Maybe your way is less unappealing.
Yeah, vinyl will always have overlaps which don’t look great. But I try to face them away from high traffic areas.
Instead of putting those pcs of Hardie plank on top of the soffit could you put backing in to nail the soffit to? Or would that not work
Yeah, the pork chop could be framed out of wood and that would hold the soffit better.
I would never use that cheap crap.give it a few years and you can stick your finger thru it cheap and brittle
The soffit is the premium stuff, it is a bit thicker.
Ok boomer
I’m actually 40 years old.
Plastic soffit? Reeks of cheeze
Only when you cut it. 😉
I give this a 2….
How can I improve?
Run the f channel out even to gable with a 90 out to the facia it's nice and tight and gives you the support for the soffit..hard to back cut soffit with no upper backing..
That’s why I left the upper portion of the F-Channel intact.
@sidingschool I was referring to supper out at the the gable facia..
@@sidingschool I run my f channel with the nail flange up top..get a lot cleaner line between the channels and easier nailing for j or undersill..or both sometimes
@@sidingschool no right or wrong as long as it's clean and sealed..
Yes sir 💯
Ive never seen vinyl put up with staples! Ever.
Been doing it that way for 16 years! It works well (obviously where codes allow).
Nice job! I really appreciate seeing the siding centered between the corners!
Thanks! It’s all in the details.
I do all my construction diy. This is a good video if you want to make repeatable H channel because you get measurements to start out with. The other videos are going too fast.
I appreciate the feedback! Thanks 😊
Thank you for taking the time. Your instructions are invaluable.
do you rabbet a cut or channel under your window trim? or just run it flush to thr trim and caulk it?
I’ve been running flush and caulking them… rabbeting them out isn’t a bad idea though!
one solution for painting those ends would be a ketchup or mustard bottle.
That would be worth a try probably! I’m sure there’s better options than what they supply us with.
Back in the day, there was a cement shake siding with asbestos in it made by Gold Bond. It came with a whopping 5-year warranty. I installed this junk on four ( too many ) homes. You had to be very careful or it would crack when you nailed it. We used a shear cutter that also trimmed cuts around elec boxes, windows, etc. If you weren't careful it could break off. Each pc was 36"x12", 5 bdls per sq. Each job was figured for 10% -15% waste. Couldn't be helped. Makes me sick.
That’s a lot of waste and it doesn’t sound like a fun product to work with!
@@sidingschool It sure was, I was glad when it was outlawed. That's when aluminum siding was still popular and vinyl siding was starting to make better gains in quality, styles, and colors to choose from. Today we need something new different and affordable. I know some subs that won't touch cement siding because it's too involved and can't make piecework, I agree. More immigrants are being hired, taught the trade, and doing some nice work.
@@ozziestrom9793 They certainly have a hard time finding good subcontractors around here to install fiber cement. I'm one of the few who will give it a go. I agree though, we need economic choices that are simple and easy to install and will last... It's only a matter of time before something takes away vinyl's long lived reign.
Using a heat gun very carefully helps.
For sure! Emphasis on “very carefully” 👍🏼
That looks like a good, high performance house. I see zip, lots of flashing, mounting blocks..very nice. I love that you kept the level of quality going. You never want to disrespect the work of the people before or after you!
Absolutely! This builder does top notch work! 😊
amazing, simple as that, you are the best, thanks a lot
You’re welcome! 👍🏼
How would this work with F-channel if at all?
There’s probably a method for that, but I typically just butt them together… I haven’t seen any problems doing that. I think it expands and contracts a little less because it is under the eaves and doesn’t get any direct sun.
Man, i loved the video. All 8 hours of it. Good info. No, seriously, you are a good teacher.
Thanks! I’m going to add bookmarks soon. Eventually I’ll do a shortened video. 👍🏼
Nice work!! Installing siding now and they want that starter strip nailed tight with no movement. Ply gem. I was debating using my stapler…ran out of nails. Thanks for the tips. Very helpful.
Thanks! FYI, I would make sure starter strip that is made of vinyl can move. All metal starter I nail tight and haven’t had an issue.
Brandon, as good as the instructions were, and they were far better than most, I wouldn’t have tackled this job for the first time without your video. There’s no such thing as being too thorough for beginners. Thanks for your video!
Hey Stefan, you are welcome! I’m glad it was helpful!
Hi ,glad you l5-s1 worked . I had,same,surgery 2 yrs ago. My left leg was going dead etc. Injection etc did not work for me either. 100% success for me ,post op apart from first night was ok, lots of walking helped I'm sure and,PT. I had 50 staples 9" incision and a special plastic type patch to cover everything for a week . showering after a few,days. Some pain on occasion but all fine now. Just finishing up an out building 10x17 including ground prep on slope, concrete work , framing, roofing etc. I'm starting vinyl siding now and getting tips from you and others. There is no way in hell I could have done this before surgery. I'm glad I went straight to a neurosurgeon and bypassed the chiropractors. Only PT. I definitely appreciate a 'mechanical solutions '! I'm now 66, sold businesses and retired . you should be in good shape from.now on just be ,sensible . I was but its ,just one,of those things, I even put it off stupidly while covid happened and,continued working. All the best with your recovery and financial issues. Cheers warren
Hi Warren, I’m glad your surgery worked out well! And thanks for the encouragement! Things are going pretty well so far 👍🏼.
I told my contractor to tape the J channel with 6-inch flashing tape
I don’t think that will cause issues but vinyl is supposed to be able to expand and contract a little. If the j-channel is on top of trim, the trim should have “z” flashing that sheds water first before the j channel is installed.
Are you anywhere near Rhode Island. That's exactly what I want done. The guy I hired to do my siding is just cutting it square and it looks totally hack. So now I got to tell him to stop until I hire someone that can do the 45 cut.
I’m in the Southern NH area. Rhode Island is a little far for me. Keep in mind a written contract (agreements through text, email, paper etc) or even verbal contract may be a legally binding agreement.. so it might be a good idea to contact a lawyer.
Get better Brandon! God and your work ethic will make everything better than you will know.
Thanks! It’s been going pretty good so far!
Great Job Gentlemen !
Thanks!
I have aluminum siding and have to replace with vinyl siding. Any idea?
I don’t have much experience with aluminum siding. It is still being manufactured though. I’ve seen people unclip it similarly to the way vinyl can be unclipped. It may be possible to treat it like vinyl or it may be a case where it has to be taken down all the way from the top.
Finally someone who understands where the water will get behind the siding 100% of the time!
Water can do pretty amazing things!
couldn't you have just flipped the corner over and put the end that wasn't square at the top, where you wouldn't see it?
If I put the out of square side up it would mostly create uneven gaps between the soffit and the corner post.
Is this for all corners?
In this video I do use that method on all corners: How to install J-Channel around an opening th-cam.com/video/vsPlNPjci8A/w-d-xo.html
*YOU, Good Buddy, did a SUPER JOB on this video since I just bought one of these doors and cringed to see INSTRUCTIONS along with the I HAVE TO PUT THE THING TOGETHER* They forgot to add the line *SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED* ! So let's look at this! *A WIN WIN for the manufacturer in less employees needed to do the jobs, no more LEFT or RIGHT door mounting (just reverse it), no returning item to the store cuz something YOU DID don't fit right and of course charge more for the door* . I think ANDERSON should include your video with the doors they sell us! Thank you buddy!
Hey thanks for your compliments! And yeah, it can be kind of intimidating when you open the box and realize the assembly that is needed.
That was very good cuz it was *REAL WORLD - CANDID* ! Thanks!
No problem! Trying to keep it somewhat real. 🤙🏼
You gonna put siding on a car??? *COOL* !!!
Oh, no, I guess I wasn’t clear about that. I was saying identifying siding is like identifying a car. 🚗 Brand, style, line, color, etc..
If u missed a nail and took it out and inserted it into another spot, don’t u need to put tape to keep it waterproof? Also all the old nail holes?
It would be a good idea to tape the nail holes… especially if there’s an area for water to enter behind the siding from above! 👍🏼
Have a loose piece on garage. Was sagging and came loose. Was not done right. Question: Where do you get the tool to lock it together?
Malco siding removal zip tool amzn.to/3COkLrw Available on Amazon through that affiliate link. Also most lumber stores will have something similar… I’ve tried a couple brands and like the Malco one the best so far.
Thanks great video. Real Professional.
You’re welcome! 😊
You lapped the j the wrong way. I will try your technique! Thanks
Depends on your point of view . Under the eaves there’s not much of a chance of water immersion, and even so vinyl isn’t water tight. One benefit of lapping it upwards is that the joint is harder to see from the ground. 😊 Oh and good luck! Hope it turns out great! 👍🏼
Is there any way for a homeowner diyer to do this without a siding break?
Hi FixItWithMe, if you build your fascias out of wood or PVC then you could probably get by without a metal brake. But if your fascias are wrapped with aluminum there’s no way out of borrowing, renting or buying a brake.
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Hey welcome aboard! 🛳️
great video but those straight seams bothers me lol
You’re not the only one they bother. 🙃 😊
I just discovered ur channel and now I’m obsessed about learning about siding!!! Thanks for all the details, tips/tricks and showing us the failures as well so we know what problems we can face when tackling a repair! I find the hardest part is finding a supplier that will order the precise siding to a homeowner. I am going to try beacon or ABC supply this week to see if I can have certainteed 4” and 4.5” double dutchlap herringbone woodgrain vinyl siding! (Thanks to ur identifying video I was able to confirm what exactly I need!!). There’s no online retailer that we can purchase and have it delivered?
You’re welcome! I’m happy you are finding it useful 😊. I’m not sure if there’s online retailers that sell to the public, but there may be… if a big distributor wouldn’t sell to you I’d probably wait in the parking lot and flag down the first contractor lol. It would be helpful to cross check prices at Home Depot that way you know you’re not way overpaying.
Doesn’t water drain along the cut on the back?
There’s counter flashing underneath the j-channel to wick out water… the j channel isn’t meant to be watertight. Some people even drill holes in the bottom for water to escape. I don’t think that that is necessary though.
It really help a lot
Awesome! 😎
I agree build it to last not just to sell it🇺🇲👍
Absolutely! 👍🏼
nice work!!
Thanks! 😊
Now I see this lol.
Just like a blister… I like to show up when the work’s done. 😉