Porch Siding Bottom Edge

The bottom edges of each siding course are clipped together often including vent openings.

Porch siding bottom edge.

Once those pieces are added to the bottom of the porch pillars measure 9 9 inches. Install trim under eaves rakes. For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. They protrude and the horizontal surface is exposed to sun and rain.

Also avoid caulking tongue and groove siding boards together. Nail every 12 inches on center. For maxiplank this clearance is supposed to be at least 1 inch to 2 inches. Wind blown rain can easily enter the wall at all sides of the windows as well as between siding segments and possibly at the wall bottom near those corner posts.

However there are wooden drip caps at the bottom edge where it meets a horizontal trim board and also along the bottom of the gable ends where the two t1 11 panels meet. Don t assume all fiber cement details are the same. The frame should be proportional to the size of the skirting. The width of the frame should be about 3 to 5 inches depending on the height of the porch etc.

At the bottom make a 1 in. For vertical siding install j channel trim. While paint does tend to somewhat glue these pieces together caulking them is never advised and can cause permanent damage. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well.

Using a framing nailer and galvanized nails add siding by nailing it directly into the porch posts. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding. Be sure that there as at least 1 4 gap at the bottom to avoid ground contact. The porch skirt porch lattice should always sit inside a frame do not let the bottom of the frame touch the ground otherwise you run the risk of rot and termites.

Per box trim plastic siding model 120540010 124 00 case 124 00 case free delivery. These wooden drip caps have quite a bit of rot. Aluminum wall siding is not a waterproof building skin. But hardie for example requires at least 2 inches in our climate zone.

Bottom of siding boards should not be caulked water is meant to exit through the bottom of each board. Dry stack stone in flint corner 6 30 lin. Novik stone ds 5 88 in. Cut along the corner of the facing edge.

Bend the wide surface of the channel inward at this cut to make a drip edge tab and slide the tab under the sill channel. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.