How To Put Vinyl Siding Over Metal Siding On A Mobile Home

Installing vinyl siding over wood siding.

How to put vinyl siding over metal siding on a mobile home.

One major stipulation with the james hardie siding warranty is that it specifically states that if. It was clearly a non professional install due to many discrepancies. The home was re sided with vinyl over top of the metal. Step by step instructions step 1.

Cut the first piece of siding and install it over the starter strip. Central florida 1978 mobile home with vertical metal ribbed siding. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss. Obtain a vinyl siding tool.

I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house. Begin installing the material upward from the starter strip overlapping the edges of the siding by about 1 inch. Lay the siding starter strip on the chalk line and hammer in a nail about every 10 inches. Finish with a tap of the hand to tighten.

Continue with each subsequent piece of siding until the mobile home is complete. Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between. Apply the siding onto the home in a staggered fashion. Make sure there s a gap of about one eighth of an inch with each piece of siding to allow for overlap.

Then slide the tool along the piece of loose vinyl siding. Removing existing siding and installing osb has several benefits such as having brand new substrate on the home and the ability to inspect the wall cavity and all framing insulation and structural integrity of the home before replacing siding. Could there be any issues with using the vinyl over the old metal siding. Slip the ends of the siding under the installed fittings.

You will get a better final result the metal siding provides minimal insulation value and the metal whether it is aluminum steel or other can be recycled at a local scrap yard for. Hook your tool underneath the siding and pull down to start.