How to Protect Your Home from Rainwater Damage
Expert advice on how to waterproof your house, including maintaining your roof, sealing windows, cleaning gutters, redirecting rain runoff, and more. Keep your family sheltered and protect your home’s structure! In This Article: Waterproof Your House Exterior Ensure Proper Drainage Few things are as stressful to homeowners as water damage. It can be a sinister, […]
How to Install Vertical Vinyl Siding
Learn to install vertical vinyl siding in this expert guide. Includes steps for base trim strips, corner posts, J-channel, and vertical sliding panels. The installation of vinyl siding that’s designed to be installed vertically on walls is handled a little differently than conventional horizontal siding at certain stages of the installation process. Please see the […]
How to Install Horizontal Vinyl Siding Panels
An expert how-to on installing horizontal vinyl sliding panels on your home. Includes adding additional courses, overlapping end joints, and handling openings and eaves. This article is a continuation of the discussion that began with Step 1: How to Install Vinyl and Aluminum Siding, Step 2: How to Prepare Walls for Vinyl or Aluminum Siding […]
Sheathing Exterior Walls
In This Article: Structural Sheathing Nonstructural Sheathing Most new walls need sheathing to strengthen them, to act as a nailing base for siding, and/or to boost insulation. Existing walls usually do not require sheathing unless you are stripping off the old siding and applying a different type that calls for sheathing. Be sure to check […]