I've watched this awesome video several times. Thanks for taking the time to do this work. I worked in grocery as a teen and straight into manufacturing from there as a know it all 20 year old. Seeing how you get yourself laid out on the roof has given me a better concept of how to manage my things. That is the hardest to grasp while balancing on an incline at the same time. I have a cheap Tool bag from Walmart open top like a carpenter's bag. I actually found that it will not slide at all on my shingles; very much a plus. I'm sure my bag would slide on this pitch; which is the pitch of my main house. But your idea of the box against the ladder.... Top notch. Holds the ladder in place and keeps your pieces handy. I will fly in an airplane and do stupid things in the air. I had to hunt down how to properly cross over the ladder to the roof a few years ago. I simply hate/respect heights. In my youth I had been on roof's several times. For the life of me I couldn't remember how to cross and or find the nerve; and I wasn't going for any acrobatics at 47, when I started on my siding.... Had I not looked it up, most likely I would have killed myself along the way.... It's not the knowing you can fall and kill yourself as much, but if you tip the ladder over and your phone is in the house. There you are! Even if you do have your phone: "Hey bud, will you come by and pick my ladder up for me; Yeah I'm on the roof".... ---- 6 Hours Later..... You must get up very very early in the morning in the summer to do these types of gable ends or above roofed areas of the wall. If it makes it to 75 the day is done for the roof for me. An old sofa cushion is my next step, take the foam up there and sit on it. I still have the backside gable end to do as well. So everything I learn now, I have to double... Thanks again....
Thanks for the comment. There’s quite a few ways to tackle a project like this. A rope, clamp and helper on the ground is quite helpful. As always, properly tying off is the safest thing to do. My videos are for install techniques only and not for safety purposes. These stunts are by trained professionals, do not attempt.
Thanks for making this! I own a siding business in Oklahoma. I always use the diverter flashing under the step flashing. Your way looks awesome, I'm gonna try that on the current house I'm working on.
You’re welcome! As with most things there’s benefits and drawbacks. My way tends to let the water run down the face of the siding, so the siding gets dirty quicker (might need to be cleaned every couple years). And it might not meet some codes if there’s a pickier inspector. But I think it looks a lot better than the other ways and still accomplishes what we need to do, which is getting the water from the step flashing back to the outside of the siding.
Your vedieos are great wish we had you tube when I was young I would have done more than just carpet hardwood and tile I would have built my house myself
Hi Brandon Out in the shop today watching and listening. I'm learning some great tips if I can remember them all . I do know a bit about youtube and it does seem you know quite a bit for the short time creating . Ok views always drop off in the new year and pickup in March. Many film more videos in the fall to make up for the loss in the new year. Your doing awesome so keep doing what your doing . 👍
Hi Steve, you’re not kidding! Ya got a few subscribers 😊. And thanks! I do plan on sticking to it, it’s not a get rich and famous quick scheme. More of a slow and steady growth, it seems it will take some patience. I still need to utilize Facebook and other platforms too.
@Siding School Brandon I bought a staple gun , bostitch 7/16 16g with the siding tip . You use the paslode with the siding tip for siding and corner posts stapled loose , the other gun without the tip for tight to the exterior staples. I notice you use the staple gun that staples tight without the siding tip for starter strip , F, J channel and undersill. So you're securing them tight and eyeballing the staple placement in the hole slot then . I guess missing the slot and hitting the vinyl does not matter unless it's cold and cracks ? I'm just going to remove the siding tip and staple tight as you do for the starter strip , F, J channel and undersill peices only . Do I have what you're doing correct :) I just have to ask because I haven't a clue what I'm doing 😅
Hi Steve, I try not to hit the vinyl at all and even though it looks pretty tight a lot of the trim pieces can still move. The staples in the Senco aren’t as thick as the Paslode so it creates less of a potential bump in the vinyl that gets installed over the nail fin. Sometimes I’ll switch to hand nails on trim so I can get the nail set just right where the trim pieces can still move. You want to avoid stapling anything tight especially undersill trim as it has the potential to bubble.
The holes are pretty standard in new construction. Most manufacturers call for the j-channel to be lifted 3/4” or so from the roof shingles because they are concerned that it will melt (this will leave silver step flashing exposed). I haven’t seen j-channel melt in the northeast. Either way the j-channel has to be attached somehow… there’s always nail holes there. On some commercial jobs the architects/engineers will call for bigger color matched step flashing and call out for the fasteners and siding to stop 6” from the roof… I think that is a good idea. Thanks for your comments!
Im sidding a lean to . Which the roof is straight across the garage wall. Do I put the J chanel on top of the finish flashing ? Dont know how else to do it . I may not be using J chanel but what you called undersill . Dutch lap sidding about a 3 inch piece to conect to the existing garage siding.
I would try to get the siding underneath the drip edge if at all possible. So it can shed water. If that means extending the roof, then that is the right thing to do. A ‘double undersill’ piece might be helpful with dutchlap siding. If you can’t get the siding under the drip edge, you could caulk the top, but there’s a chance that water will find a way in.
I found out you use starter strip as J channel sits outside the sidding . Create a gutter situation so the roof being stright across the wall the water would just sit their. Not easy to do with existing sidding . The zip tool is about useless as the sidding edge is only 3 inches from the roof. So I cheated the starter up a little and bent the sidding edge with my hands. Should have took the sidding off all the way to the peak. Much easier !
Hello! Great job lining all of that up! I hit you up a while ago looking for any suggestions on how to fix a piece of siding that's come unclipped. I have some ideas that might work but I'd love to see how you would do it to fix it right! Thanks. Keep up the great work
It might take me a while to get to doing a video on it, but it’s on my to do list. It sounds like it was never quite fully clipped in to start with. Usually what I’ll do is start maybe 4’ above the piece and take them all down till I get to the one that is unclipped, clip it in and let every subsequent piece sag a small amount till I reach the last one, nail that one and use a zip tool to zip the one above it back in… but like I said I will get to making a video on it. 😊
Do you have a video that showes all your tools ? Including staple guns and staple size . Im only doing a 10 x 18 ft. Lean to. But would rather spend my money on tools than labor. At least i have something i can use on other projects.
Hi, I have a video where I talk about all my tools here: th-cam.com/video/56usQKefShc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=htAjzsbUAh-iyogY The Paslode staple gun is the SCS200 and you would have to buy a vinyl siding nose (part number 219502) separately. It takes a 1/2 crown staple (it is recommended to fasten to studs and penetrate at least 1 1/4” into the substrate) There’s a couple alternatives now. Milwaukee is coming out with a battery powered roofing gun that has a quick change vinyl siding adapter. ‘The Siding Guy’ on instagram uses a dewalt battery roofing gun and sells an adapter that he makes himself.
Thanks! I used what is called a ladder hook. You can get them pretty much at any lumber store. You can get also them from Amazon amzn.to/3Qwmg3T (That is an affiliate link, if you use it to buy I’ll get a commission, they don’t charge extra for purchases through affiliate links)
The senco stapler uses a 3/8”x 18 gauge x 1” staple (which technically doesn’t meet specs). The pasload uses a 1/2”x 16 gauge x 1 1/4” staple and that meets most specs. As always check your manufacturers, state and local codes. Good luck! 👍🏼
I've watched this awesome video several times. Thanks for taking the time to do this work. I worked in grocery as a teen and straight into manufacturing from there as a know it all 20 year old.
Seeing how you get yourself laid out on the roof has given me a better concept of how to manage my things. That is the hardest to grasp while balancing on an incline at the same time. I have a cheap Tool bag from Walmart open top like a carpenter's bag. I actually found that it will not slide at all on my shingles; very much a plus. I'm sure my bag would slide on this pitch; which is the pitch of my main house. But your idea of the box against the ladder.... Top notch. Holds the ladder in place and keeps your pieces handy.
I will fly in an airplane and do stupid things in the air. I had to hunt down how to properly cross over the ladder to the roof a few years ago. I simply hate/respect heights. In my youth I had been on roof's several times. For the life of me I couldn't remember how to cross and or find the nerve; and I wasn't going for any acrobatics at 47, when I started on my siding.... Had I not looked it up, most likely I would have killed myself along the way.... It's not the knowing you can fall and kill yourself as much, but if you tip the ladder over and your phone is in the house. There you are! Even if you do have your phone: "Hey bud, will you come by and pick my ladder up for me; Yeah I'm on the roof".... ---- 6 Hours Later.....
You must get up very very early in the morning in the summer to do these types of gable ends or above roofed areas of the wall. If it makes it to 75 the day is done for the roof for me. An old sofa cushion is my next step, take the foam up there and sit on it. I still have the backside gable end to do as well. So everything I learn now, I have to double... Thanks again....
Thanks for the comment. There’s quite a few ways to tackle a project like this. A rope, clamp and helper on the ground is quite helpful. As always, properly tying off is the safest thing to do. My videos are for install techniques only and not for safety purposes. These stunts are by trained professionals, do not attempt.
Thanks for making this! I own a siding business in Oklahoma. I always use the diverter flashing under the step flashing. Your way looks awesome, I'm gonna try that on the current house I'm working on.
You’re welcome! As with most things there’s benefits and drawbacks. My way tends to let the water run down the face of the siding, so the siding gets dirty quicker (might need to be cleaned every couple years). And it might not meet some codes if there’s a pickier inspector. But I think it looks a lot better than the other ways and still accomplishes what we need to do, which is getting the water from the step flashing back to the outside of the siding.
@sidingschool Codes? I live in Oklahoma 😆 I'm from Minnesota but moved here a few years ago because I got sick of the cold and the liberals.
The town I used to live in, in NH didn’t even have a building inspector!
Great skill and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and skills.
Thanks and no problem! Hope my insight is helpful!
Your vedieos are great wish we had you tube when I was young I would have done more than just carpet hardwood and tile I would have built my house myself
Thanks! And yeah, it’s a great platform.
Thank you for taking the time.
You’re welcome! More to come!
Hi Brandon
Out in the shop today watching and listening. I'm learning some great tips if I can remember them all . I do know a bit about youtube and it does seem you know quite a bit for the short time creating . Ok views always drop off in the new year and pickup in March. Many film more videos in the fall to make up for the loss in the new year. Your doing awesome so keep doing what your doing . 👍
Hi Steve, you’re not kidding! Ya got a few subscribers 😊. And thanks! I do plan on sticking to it, it’s not a get rich and famous quick scheme. More of a slow and steady growth, it seems it will take some patience. I still need to utilize Facebook and other platforms too.
@@sidingschool If you ever have a question feel free to ask .
Thanks! I’ll definitely be keeping that in mind. It’s nice to hear that it’s not just me that gets a slow down during that time of year.
@Siding School Brandon I bought a staple gun , bostitch 7/16 16g with the siding tip . You use the paslode with the siding tip for siding and corner posts stapled loose , the other gun without the tip for tight to the exterior staples. I notice you use the staple gun that staples tight without the siding tip for starter strip , F, J channel and undersill. So you're securing them tight and eyeballing the staple placement in the hole slot then . I guess missing the slot and hitting the vinyl does not matter unless it's cold and cracks ? I'm just going to remove the siding tip and staple tight as you do for the starter strip , F, J channel and undersill peices only . Do I have what you're doing correct :) I just have to ask because I haven't a clue what I'm doing 😅
Hi Steve, I try not to hit the vinyl at all and even though it looks pretty tight a lot of the trim pieces can still move. The staples in the Senco aren’t as thick as the Paslode so it creates less of a potential bump in the vinyl that gets installed over the nail fin. Sometimes I’ll switch to hand nails on trim so I can get the nail set just right where the trim pieces can still move. You want to avoid stapling anything tight especially undersill trim as it has the potential to bubble.
Awesome job thanks for sharing your hard work
No problem Pembroke! More still to come.
Looks great but what about all the holes in the roof flashing lol
The holes are pretty standard in new construction. Most manufacturers call for the j-channel to be lifted 3/4” or so from the roof shingles because they are concerned that it will melt (this will leave silver step flashing exposed). I haven’t seen j-channel melt in the northeast. Either way the j-channel has to be attached somehow… there’s always nail holes there.
On some commercial jobs the architects/engineers will call for bigger color matched step flashing and call out for the fasteners and siding to stop 6” from the roof… I think that is a good idea. Thanks for your comments!
Awesome video Great work !
Thanks man!
That stapler is working great , do you know what model it is and why do you prefer senco over other brands
Thanks
For trim I prefer that specific stapler because it has a rubbery tip that will shoot looser or tighter depending on how hard you push on it.
What model?
That is a Senco SLS20, it takes a 18 gauge x 3/8” crown staple. The Vinyl Siding Institute recommends a minimum of a 16 gauge fyi.
Im sidding a lean to . Which the roof is straight across the garage wall. Do I put the J chanel on top of the finish flashing ? Dont know how else to do it . I may not be using J chanel but what you called undersill . Dutch lap sidding about a 3 inch piece to conect to the existing garage siding.
I would try to get the siding underneath the drip edge if at all possible. So it can shed water. If that means extending the roof, then that is the right thing to do. A ‘double undersill’ piece might be helpful with dutchlap siding. If you can’t get the siding under the drip edge, you could caulk the top, but there’s a chance that water will find a way in.
I found out you use starter strip as J channel sits outside the sidding . Create a gutter situation so the roof being stright across the wall the water would just sit their. Not easy to do with existing sidding . The zip tool is about useless as the sidding edge is only 3 inches from the roof. So I cheated the starter up a little and bent the sidding edge with my hands. Should have took the sidding off all the way to the peak. Much easier !
@@Mygames627 sounds like you figured it out!
Hello! Great job lining all of that up! I hit you up a while ago looking for any suggestions on how to fix a piece of siding that's come unclipped. I have some ideas that might work but I'd love to see how you would do it to fix it right! Thanks. Keep up the great work
Thanks! I may try to duplicate your situation. Is it a full length piece or a small piece between windows or something?
@@sidingschool Its around a 12 foot piece of siding and it's come loose at one end, about 3-4 feet in.
It might take me a while to get to doing a video on it, but it’s on my to do list. It sounds like it was never quite fully clipped in to start with. Usually what I’ll do is start maybe 4’ above the piece and take them all down till I get to the one that is unclipped, clip it in and let every subsequent piece sag a small amount till I reach the last one, nail that one and use a zip tool to zip the one above it back in… but like I said I will get to making a video on it. 😊
@@sidingschool I appreciate you coming back to this! I'm in Maine so I won't risk removing the siding for a few months when it warms up.
@briguymaine I just uploaded a new video that I think will help you, if you haven’t already taken care of your siding that was unclipped.
Do you have a video that showes all your tools ? Including staple guns and staple size .
Im only doing a 10 x 18 ft. Lean to. But would rather spend my money on tools than labor.
At least i have something i can use on other projects.
Hi, I have a video where I talk about all my tools here: th-cam.com/video/56usQKefShc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=htAjzsbUAh-iyogY
The Paslode staple gun is the SCS200 and you would have to buy a vinyl siding nose (part number 219502) separately. It takes a 1/2 crown staple (it is recommended to fasten to studs and penetrate at least 1 1/4” into the substrate)
There’s a couple alternatives now. Milwaukee is coming out with a battery powered roofing gun that has a quick change vinyl siding adapter. ‘The Siding Guy’ on instagram uses a dewalt battery roofing gun and sells an adapter that he makes himself.
@@sidingschool Thanks for the quick responce ! Really wasn't expecting any response.
@@Mygames627 No problem! I try my best to respond to everyone.
Nice work! How did you secure your ladders to the roof?
Thanks! I used what is called a ladder hook. You can get them pretty much at any lumber store. You can get also them from Amazon amzn.to/3Qwmg3T (That is an affiliate link, if you use it to buy I’ll get a commission, they don’t charge extra for purchases through affiliate links)
What calculator app is that?
Looks so cool and useful! 2:40:40
Hey BWeezy, it’s Construction Master Pro - off the App Store… they also sell physical calculators, but I prefer the app.
I agree with KM5607
Im 64 and like you, wish we had youtube when i was younger. I would have been much taller and played guitar
Playing guitar is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do. Lol
@@sidingschool but some guitars have pvc parts, you should learn it quick,lol
What size staples for staple gun?
The senco stapler uses a 3/8”x 18 gauge x 1” staple (which technically doesn’t meet specs). The pasload uses a 1/2”x 16 gauge x 1 1/4” staple and that meets most specs. As always check your manufacturers, state and local codes. Good luck! 👍🏼