Vinyl Siding Around Deck

Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

Vinyl siding around deck.

It can have the look of wood siding without the ongoing work and expense. Make sure you have enough room to install flashing above the ledger board and allow for at least a space above the decking preventing water from wicking upwards into wood siding. That is vinyl panels are made to look like two 4 in. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck.

Attaching a deck to your house creates the potential for rot not only to the ledger board that you attach to the house to support the. To secure this trimmed length nail j channel along the top of the deck backed by a strip. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. The j channel permits the vinyl to expand and contract with temperature changes without showing visible gaps.

After you install the ledger and decking you ll need to apply vinyl j channel around them to receive the edges of the vinyl siding. Then cut away the siding. Because the limiting factor is the vinyl itself i choose the siding for the house first. Vinyl trim and panels cut easily with metal snips a utility knife or a circular saw or miter saw.

Save big with vinyl siding. If you want siding for your home that looks great and is durable but requires little maintenance look no further. Clapboards or two 5 in. 8 in 9 in.

Start by using plunge cuts across the top and bottom of the horizontal length of the ledger board followed by the shorter vertical cuts for the ends using a. The three most common vinyl siding patterns are double four triple three and double five. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.