talking with a sider today. he claim that when it comes to a Starter Strip,you can drive the nails in all the way. does'nt really need to expand and contract like a siding panel. i find that hard to believe but this guy swears by it. any truth to this?
Vinyl Siding-does this make any sense?
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just to be clear we were talking starter strip and like i said i don't use the vinyl,
Shane i see 3 or 4 things on that wall that would make that vinyl do that
nailed too tight was the least of that walls problems
take a corner post for instance,you know how you pin the top now that corner won't move why don't it buckle?
cause its free to expand downwards,same thing when you lock nail xl panels the corner or panel or j don't have to move much in the slots to expand but at least 1 end needs to be unrestricted
and lets not go too overboard with the term ''tight''
Shane i see 3 or 4 things on that wall that would make that vinyl do that
nailed too tight was the least of that walls problemstake a corner post for instance,you know how you pin the top now that corner won't move why don't it buckle?
cause its free to expand downwards,same thing when you lock nail xl panels the corner or panel or j don't have to move much in the slots to expand but at least 1 end needs to be unrestricted
and lets not go too overboard with the term ''tight''
:thumbsup:just to be clear we were talking starter strip and like i said i don't use the vinyl,
Shane i see 3 or 4 things on that wall that would make that vinyl do that
take a corner post for instance,you know how you pin the top now that corner won't move why don't it buckle?s
cause its free to expand downwards,same thing when you lock nail xl panels the corner or panel or j don't have to move much in the slots to expand but at least 1 end needs to be unrestricted
and lets not go too overboard with the term ''tight''
I agree with everything you said, Tom.
Mostly I just wanted to post that pic. I love it.
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it's a very nice pic:thumbup:
Do people actually use that spastic plastic starter strip?
Galvanized steel starter is the only way to go with vinyl siding and like Tom said the wide stuff is the best, gives you some latitude in lining corners up and what not where you might otherwise have to use j chnl.
I staple it tight every eight inches and tweak it to float wavy areas.
If I for some reason had to use vinyl ss I would definitely hand nail it loosely and say a quick prayer that I never have a call back on the job.
Galvanized steel starter is the only way to go with vinyl siding and like Tom said the wide stuff is the best, gives you some latitude in lining corners up and what not where you might otherwise have to use j chnl.
I staple it tight every eight inches and tweak it to float wavy areas.
If I for some reason had to use vinyl ss I would definitely hand nail it loosely and say a quick prayer that I never have a call back on the job.
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