How to Install Vinyl on a Brick Home
Once the brick on your home shows its age and doesn't look good anymore, vinyl siding is an attractive option for covering it. It is sturdy and durable, and suits any style of architecture. Since you cannot nail into brick, you must first install wooden strips onto it, then nail the vinyl siding onto the strips. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tape measure
- Strips of pinewood
- Electric drill
- Masonry drill bit
- Masonry anchors
- Caulking
- Foam insulation
- Tin snips
- Hammer
- Nails
Instructions
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Measure the height and width of each wall. Buy strips of 1-inch by 2-inch (height by width) pinewood in lengths according to your measurements. Place the strips against the wall in a vertical orientation, spaced evenly at between 16- and 24-inch intervals.
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Hold each strip in place. Drill holes through the wood and into the brick wall using a small-diameter masonry bit. Insert masonry anchors through the predrilled holes in the wood and into the brick wall.
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Inspect the brick wall for any open spaces. Seal them in the brickwork and seal any leaks around the windows with caulk. Insert a sheet of foam insulation between the brick wall and the vinyl siding.
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Attach all the trim, J-channels and corner posts. Cut the pieces to fit the sides and corners of your house. Nail in the trim pieces and J-channels. Make sure that the trim is nailed into the top of the slots of each piece that is meant for nails.
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Install the vinyl siding. Start with the bottom piece and work your way up each wall. Align the bottom piece with the bottom portion of the wall of your house. Attach the bottom piece of siding to the wood strips you installed in Step 2.
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Insert the next piece of siding into the bottom piece, and continue inserting each successive piece of siding into the one below it until you reach the top of the wall. Nail each piece of siding into the wood strips using a hammer and 2-inch nails.
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Tips & Warnings
Vinyl siding tends to expand in warm weather, so leave 1/32-inch space between each nail head and piece of siding so that it has room to expand without buckling.
References
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