Putting Up Siding On A Shed

Working with vinyl siding.

Putting up siding on a shed.

Whether grooved or plain installing 4 x 8 ft. With countless combinations available you can truly customize the shed exactly how you want it. Adding wide corner boards wide window and door casing and maybe a horizontal band at the base and top can turn a utilitarian looking shed into a masterpiece. You ll need a zip tool to remove siding.

Planning and preparation before you start thinking about which color vinyl to buy you need to decide what. Install soffit and fascia optional if you re shed has eaves you will need to begin with soffit and fascia. 3 t1 11 shed siding. How to install vinyl siding on a shed step 1.

Specify your roofing and siding materials and finish your shed with options like a window box or shutters. Fit the siding strip over the starter strip centering it between the corners. But the result can look pretty plain. As you can easily see in the plans you need to cut out a small panel inside the 4 8 piece of plywood using the information from the image.

Maximize your interior storage space with features like a workbench pegboard or loft. Lp smartside panels are 3 8 thick 4 x8 sheets with grooves cut. There should be an approximately inch gap between the corner and the siding strip on each side to allow for expansion. The shed siding corrects all of this for you.

Measure the distance of the shed wall between corners and cut a strip of vinyl siding inch shorter. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge. The next step of the project is to install t1 11 exterior siding around the shed windows. When you install the first piece of shed siding onto each wall panel you use that first piece to align the edge of the wall panel.

You ll need specialty tools like this zip tool to work with installing vinyl siding. Shed siding options 1 vinyl siding. Vinyl is a plastic or synthetic material that is molded into different profiles. Too soon for l brackets.

Once the wall panel is aligned with the shed siding you nail them together and that wall panel is squared and locked in place.