Putting A Screws In Loose Siding

Our screened in porch has a wall of vinyl siding and i wanted to make it look nicer by adding some pretty decor.

Putting a screws in loose siding.

Let me explain he used the black powdered drywall screws to put up the j channel and the soffit vinyl where it attaches to the bottom of the fascia. I read in the vinyl institute manual that you can use screws instead of roofing nails. If you miss and the screw is only in the vinyl field it will work loose and leave a bigger hole and can cause whatever you are hanging to fall and break. Three screw threads must penetrate the steel stud.

Make sure that your screw not only penetrates the siding but that it finds one of those studs. Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1. This means that the nailing of the siding 1 1 4 gavl roofing makes the neighbors unhappy. Manufacturers require about 1 4 in.

Play at both ends so if it s nailed properly loosely you should be able to slide it 1 4 to 1 2 in. Do not screw in those areas of the wall where studs are not present. Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool. The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners.

If all the siding is tight it was installed wrong and should be redone. 6 align the bracket holes with the pilot holes in the siding. I am putting vinyl siding on my place and need to work on that after a long long day of real work. Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs.

This should give you a great water tight seal. I ll have to agree with vic roofing nails. The manufacturer does not list an appropriate wood stud screw. I sent an email to the vinyl institute asking what they recommended.

But i had no idea how to hang things on vinyl siding without damaging it. You want the siding loose anyway so jamming screws with a small head in there will promote the siding to back off the heads. Fill those holes with silicone and then put the screws back in. When you find the correct studs screw in some stainless steel screws and then pull them out.