Applying Siding

 Supplies:

Siding 

Quick Dry Tacky Glue or Weldbond

Sand Paper

Steel Wool

Tack Cloth

Mitre box or Hand-Held Chopper

Ruler

Pencil

Green or Blue Painter’s Tape

Wet sponge (optional)

-Using a ruler and pencil, mark your walls in 1” increments.  These will be used as a guideline to ensure that your siding is applied straight.  It’s very easy to be ‘off’ as you’re applying the siding, and this will help to realign your strips if necessary.

-Although the siding will reach across most room boxes in one strip, it is more realistic if you cut the strips into smaller pieces.  Only cut one strip at a time as you’re working up the wall, so that you can determine the length as you go along. 

-Whether you are using the Cutter, or a Mitre Box and Saw, lay the flat edge so it is down before making your cut.

-Use a Thicky Glue - I used Quick Dry Tacky Glue, apply glue to a strip of siding, and apply to the BOTTOM of your wall, with the indented edge at the bottom…glue does not have to be applied to the indented edge.

-Do NOT use a tin or watered down glue, as this can cause the siding to warp. 

-Use painter’s tape (green or blue) to hold the siding in place.  If you have a problem with the siding curling up, try using a wet sponge over the applied siding.  When the siding is damp on both sides, it will prevent warping.

-When applying your second and subsequent rows of siding, stagger the pieces so that the edges of the siding do not line up.

-Allow the edge of the siding to overlap the previous row.

-Continue to the top.  You may need to sand or shave off the very top siding so that it will fit.

 -Let dry thoroughly, and then paint the way you wish.

 -SEE TUTORIAL FOR FINISHING LARGE STORE, FOR ONE METHOD

NOTE:

 If applying siding to a house you will encounter angles at the roof line.  In order to determine the angle, lay a piece of paper against the angle and cut…then use this as a guideline in order to cut the angles.  Another method is to glue the siding to the paper, and then cut all the overhanging pieces at once.  Use whichever method is easiest for your project.