I'm going to explain how to do the top piece finisher. step 1: insert your p channel also known as sill. Step 2: measure from the bottom of the clip on both sides of the siding to where the bottom of the P Channel which sets inside of the j-channel step 3: take into account that the final piece you're going to clip into the P Channel has about 3/8 to 1/2 in worth of play this means that if the measurement from the bottom of the clip of your final course to the bottom of the P Channel is 2 inches, your cut will be 2 3/8 or two and a half step 4: measure the whole length of the piece you're going to be putting in Step 5: measure from the bottom of the piece you're going to be cutting to insert later on step 6: Mark the siding on either end of your predetermined piece, if it's 2 and 3/8 inches on the left and 2 and a 1/2 on the right you probably can go 2 3/8 the whole way step 7: draw the line with either a straightedge held on both your marks.(pro tips: you can use a speed square with the quarter inch increment notches if necessary. other times you can hold your knuckles on the rib of the siding to guide your pencil down the length or the piece. other times you can hold your tape measure at the 2 3/8 mark to the bottom edge of the siding and position your pencil at the end of the tape and guide it all the way down to the end of the siding) step 8: use a crimp tool that makes a half inch by 1/8 in slot that will eventually clip underneath the P Channel which sets inside of the j-channel
I forgot to mention that you crimp the slots about a quarter inch down from the final cut at the top of the piece 12 to 24 inch increments throughout the piece
Still waiting for the “Siding Fairy” to come and magically finish the top row like this guy had. My guess is he couldn’t do it, so he had one of the installers do it for him.
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
Wow, just judge someone in a negative way on the internet for no reason while he's teaching the subject. I will assume with confidence that he can finish the top row just fine.
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
Very informative ! But could someone tell me if you could install vinyl siding over a stone wall? the old stone looks very ugly, and has seen better days, I need to side over it. are there any experts who know how to go about that? to install siding, you'd need to have a smooth and leveled wall surface. stone I'm talking about is irregular and you can not secure the 1"X3" wood on it!
"It would be nutty!" Greeat Video!! Thank you! Where are you from? I'm installing a security system wiries and It looks like I can do as Direct TV did my cable and drill a hole right through the siding with silicon sealing the hole. Or I can pull the siding off and run it over to the channel. Its over a small roof and a little scary being up there not used to it as I am an IT guy. Pulling the siding while sitting on the roof has not been sucessful so far. What do you suggest or recommend? Thanks!
You never showed how to finish the top of the siding. You cut away before showing the finished product. It looks like you have some type of cover for the very top of the wall. What is it? How did you install it? This video is incomplete!
+Arnulfo Ybarra We created 2 more videos to try and answer a few more questions, hopefully this can help you a little more. PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/UW8uD2r97Mw/v-deo.html PART 3: ua-cam.com/video/a6fKLTo4Z20/v-deo.html
Arnulfo Ybarra I didn't watch the entire video. to finish siding you put finish trim inside the j channel. cut the top piece of siding so it fits 3/4 inch inside the finish trim. if you don't have a siding punch, use clear caulk.
i just watched all three video and it doent show what to do at the top. in this video you can see the j for the sofit is nailled right above the top of the nailing strip on the siding. how do you bridge that gap. this video shows both nailing strips and then cuts to a finished product with the nailing flanges covered.
What I've learned about the laps is that everyone wants to hide them as you look down the wall from the front. You really need to hide your laps away from mother nature! Guess we could call that job security.
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
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If you live in a windy place you can direct the overlaps away from the typical wind directions
Great explanations, workable, Thanks you!
Thank you very much for keeping things Simple....Look forward to a New Career Change.
Excellent, I love all the detail! Great video! Thank you so much for sharing, I seriously love this, exactly what I was looking for.
You explain that very well
Hell yeah dude that was awesome!
I'm going to explain how to do the top piece finisher.
step 1: insert your p channel also known as sill.
Step 2: measure from the bottom of the clip on both sides of the siding to where the bottom of the P Channel which sets inside of the j-channel
step 3: take into account that the final piece you're going to clip into the P Channel has about 3/8 to 1/2 in worth of play
this means that if the measurement from the bottom of the clip of your final course to the bottom of the P Channel is 2 inches, your cut will be 2 3/8 or two and a half
step 4: measure the whole length of the piece you're going to be putting in
Step 5: measure from the bottom of the piece you're going to be cutting to insert later on
step 6: Mark the siding on either end of your predetermined piece, if it's 2 and 3/8 inches on the left and 2 and a 1/2 on the right you probably can go 2 3/8 the whole way
step 7: draw the line with either a straightedge held on both your marks.(pro tips: you can use a speed square with the quarter inch increment notches if necessary. other times you can hold your knuckles on the rib of the siding to guide your pencil down the length or the piece.
other times you can hold your tape measure at the 2 3/8 mark to the bottom edge of the siding and position your pencil at the end of the tape and guide it all the way down to the end of the siding)
step 8: use a crimp tool that makes a half inch by 1/8 in slot that will eventually clip underneath the P Channel which sets inside of the j-channel
I forgot to mention that you crimp the slots about a quarter inch down from the final cut at the top of the piece 12 to 24 inch increments throughout the piece
Great video, thanks for taking the time to explain this!
Still waiting for the “Siding Fairy” to come and magically finish the top row like this guy had. My guess is he couldn’t do it, so he had one of the installers do it for him.
Did you notice it says (part 1 of 3)
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
Wow, just judge someone in a negative way on the internet for no reason while he's teaching the subject. I will assume with confidence that he can finish the top row just fine.
This was a great video series! Thanks! Such clear explanations. Please produce more, like buidling a deck.
I'm starting at square one...so this was helpful...thank you.
So how do you the put the final top piece on? Seems to be the million dollar question.
i was here for the last piece and you didnt show it...
professional and a great teacher.
I'm a carpenter. Done lots of siding.
SIMPLY AMAZING! Thank you so much!!
very informative and useful how to information!!
does anyone know a good video that shows someone doing the siding up to the f channel, thank you
Thanks ❤❤
Great videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pls make a video on building a soffit box soon pls!!!!
Great video ! Thank you !
it would have been nice to show us how to finish the last small piece and how it gets cut to fit to cover the top
I'm with everyone else what about the last piece.
The last piece! What about the last piece?
That's the money piece, the one that you get paid to know how to install. They can't give that info away. :-)
Hi why don't you do a video of vinyl siding from an Entire wall.. including the start of the layout
Best technique when i reach the window bottom? What if there is like an inch or so left? Trim off the inch?
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
What type of nails are you using to nail through the nailing strip?
Galvanized Nail. 1-1.5"
Very informative ! But could someone tell me if you could install vinyl siding over a stone wall? the old stone looks very ugly, and has seen better days, I need to side over it. are there any experts who know how to go about that? to install siding, you'd need to have a smooth and leveled wall surface. stone I'm talking about is irregular and you can not secure the 1"X3" wood on it!
how did you do yhe last piece at the top
"It would be nutty!" Greeat Video!! Thank you! Where are you from? I'm installing a security system wiries and It looks like I can do as Direct TV did my cable and drill a hole right through the siding with silicon sealing the hole. Or I can pull the siding off and run it over to the channel. Its over a small roof and a little scary being up there not used to it as I am an IT guy. Pulling the siding while sitting on the roof has not been sucessful so far. What do you suggest or recommend? Thanks!
You never showed how to finish the top of the siding. You cut away before showing the finished product. It looks like you have some type of cover for the very top of the wall. What is it? How did you install it? This video is incomplete!
+Arnulfo Ybarra -you're right! I thought the same.
+Arnulfo Ybarra
We created 2 more videos to try and answer a few more questions, hopefully this can help you a little more.
PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/UW8uD2r97Mw/v-deo.html
PART 3: ua-cam.com/video/a6fKLTo4Z20/v-deo.html
Arnulfo Ybarra I didn't watch the entire video. to finish siding you put finish trim inside the j channel. cut the top piece of siding so it fits 3/4 inch inside the finish trim. if you don't have a siding punch, use clear caulk.
i just watched all three video and it doent show what to do at the top. in this video you can see the j for the sofit is nailled right above the top of the nailing strip on the siding. how do you bridge that gap. this video shows both nailing strips and then cuts to a finished product with the nailing flanges covered.
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Looks pretty easy and cheaper to DIY.
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What I've learned about the laps is that everyone wants to hide them as you look down the wall from the front. You really need to hide your laps away from mother nature!
Guess we could call that job security.
Didn't show how to start it. Didn't show what to put under it. Didn't show how to install the channels. Didn't show how to finish the top.
Very cruel, at 5:00, NOT showing 'how to' or 'what to do' with that last 'short' piece at the top and or at soffit and or at a window or any other 'end' or 'obstruction'!!! You can watch how its done, by a real life pro, here ua-cam.com/video/ZKpd1i2p9hY/v-deo.html see 27:50. At 30:20 he references another relevant tip (see 12:30). Your welcome :).
I've got 40 years doing this show me something new
i came here for the same thing to see how he finished the siding up to the soffit and he didnt show that
you buy what we call undersill trim and rent or buy the tool to punch tabs into your last piece of siding and that clips into the undersill no nails
Do you nail the undersill trim into the j channel 888rustey? ...or just undersill by itself?
i guess the last top peice isn't important. :/
successfullguy lol
Put your siding all the way in the cornerpost people, or you'll be sorry.
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The best way to install vinyl siding is to throw it in the garbage and buy something else lol.