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Originally Posted by BMFR6  Any install or have installed vinyl siding in the past? I need to do my house this year and it kills me to pay some one. Is it a tough job? My house is pretty small, about 10 square. So how difficult of a job is it and any guesses what I would pay in materials? |
Vinyl siding is very easy to work with as mentioned above. The key to a nice job is installing the J-channel properly. When ever you're working on a house, think water and how it travels. It's hard to describe the nothces and whatnot with J-channel but around windows and doors, always start from the bottom and work up...install the bottom first, then the 2 sides, then the top. I always fold the inside peice/flapper (that most people just cut off) over the the other so it acts as a flashing...again hard to describe without showing.
Don't forget that vinyl expands and contracts with temperature, it's very important to NOT nail it tight and to leave each peice 3/8" short.
As for cost, it depends what you choose to use. Vinyl siding can range from $60/sq to $1,000/sq
I used the cedar impression (looks like real shingles) on my house and they ran me about $260/sq. Lifetime garantee and this stuff is 1/8" thick!!
As for the prep work, well if it were my house I'd strip all the old siding off and start from scratch. You'll end up with a nice clean looking job and you may even save a little time by not having to pad around windows and trying to make things even
