How To Install Vinyl Siding (Part 2) 

Hey Josh I just wanna thank you for your video. My mom's place in Delaware caught fire and I came to repair it from Colorado. I'm a bartender and have pretty much no carpentry skills. Your videos have really helped me get this done. Honestly without your help I would have had to ductape something. I'm doing this alone so your videos are perfect for me. Thanks a lot brother.

This is a wonderful 2 part series and hope many people watch this .... superb work Josh!

Im about to embark on my detached garage based on your videos about siding and facia. Wish me luck! Thank you for all the detailed and thorough information!

He is excellent in explaining each step for a beginner. Thanks for your help..

FINALLY! THANK YOU!! I have been searching high and low about finishing the top row of siding under a soffit with a bird box. I originally installed my F channel the wrong way and had a difficult time finding the correct way / trim.

Hey brother, I can't thank you enough for this information. Although i sure wish i found your channel before asking some 'handy' friends for help...lol. We're first time DIYers on an old poorly built - and by old poorly built i mean damn near collapsed - house in eastern Canada. Thanks to the knowledge you've shared, my fiance and I will be finishing the rest of the siding, fascia and soffit on our own. Cheers from Newfoundland

I am starting a new job tomorrow and first time siding work so I am definitely a beginner. Thanks Josh you are very good at teaching

I appreciate both of these videos. I[m a warehouse worker for this type of material. Its good to see how its actually installed.

Just wanted to add very informative showing of siding! Even for an old grumpy hot tar/flat roofer! Thank you

Good job. Very easy to follow

Very easy to understand I think I’m gonna try it but probably gonna watch the video while I do it. Thank you

You are an excellent instructor, thank you.

This guy is a complete unit... love it

JUST IN TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Videos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything I DID NOT KNOW, NOW, I KNOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep posting BROTHER !!!!!!!!

Great Job man! You're definitely a great teacher. I was able to knock out my dormer in no time after watching this!! Thanks bro!

This series was great. Very informative! Thank you!!!

Great video but you were making me nervous on that scaffold. This is the best video yet. Thanks.

Excellent video and answered the questions I was needing to finish my siding. Thanks

These are outstanding videos! Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise and knowledge. I’ve been doing woodworking for many years (mostly home projects from my garage shop) and was always interested in learning about vinyl siding. My house could use a renovation to this end and after watching, it seems like a project I could handle. May sound crazy but what seems to be the biggest challenge is contending with scaffolding and that whole element. Wondering what it would cost to rent and how long it would take one person to do a two story house. Probably a job that’s a bit too much for me.

Great job. Looks nice. Well done on the video. The SNL smile at the end of each segment was a nice touch. ha

Great job explaining professional work

i love how you make the angles so easy :D . i build sheds and this video helped me a lot thank you so much !

Very informative

Thank you Josh I really appreciate

Thank you ❤❤

Great stuff!

Thanks for the video and explained everything

Great video man, very helpful.

the best thank you 👍

Excellent video and very informative. Thank you

Great teacher

Awesome video. Never done siding before and this video series gave me the confidence to dive right in. Question is,......Is there a simple way to determine roof pitch on an existing structure? I'm going to be siding a detached garage that is in serious need of TLC

Great video. I learn a lot.

Excellent instruction 👍

that scaffolding needs about three more boards to make a little safer to walk on and make your cuts.

Josh, your modular scaffolding platform rocks and looks like a great cost effective option compared to renting a vertical lift. What kind of Scaffolding and wood plank material do you use at 15:04? I could not find them at your Amazon store. Thank you.

These videos have been Super helpful!!! Really thorough and completely understandable. Step by step. I'm still working on my 10 x 20 workshop and have never used vinyl or aluminum fascia but with these videos it is really coming out nice! Thank you very much. I know everyone appreciates these as mush as me.

I've tried showing so many people the easy way to get your gable cuts, they never believe me.

So helpful thank you for putting out this content. I’m a carpenter and just started doing siding about a month ago, and this video helped me to show some tips and tricks that I will now use almost daily!

So if it all is nailed to be able to slide what stops a person From using silicone on the joints so Those pieces don't get any water behind it from blowing wind not to the building I'm just talking about Siliconing the overlap.

How about doing a video on replacing a dryer vent that has siding around it

So you jumped over finding angles around the bird box that first piece there where it's going to be different cuts

Good video , I like how you explain everything . A lot of videos you see they don’t explain nothing .

Getting the angles for the pinch of the roof/gable, could you use a siding t-bevel? Great videos!

How do you brace or stack your scaffold 3+ sets high and feel comfortable about the sturdiness

Great tutorial. Siding my garage. ?? How do I determine the roof pitch?

Thank you ur so good

so if you don't have the gable overhang, you just put this J channel under your drip edge?

How did you do over the top of the window, is there a special channel that goes over the top of the window or just the butal tape covers the Tyvek and on top of the window frame? Just curious, I know if I'm wondering so are a few others....So I'll ask .

⏱TIMESTAMPS⏱ 0:40 How To Cut J-Channel To Match The Birdbox 2:50 How To Find The Angle Of The Gable End 6:10 How To Measure And Install Gable End Siding 10:34 How To Install Undersill/Utility Trim Under A Window 11:08 How To Cut Vinyl Siding Around A Window 11:39 How To Cut J-Channel To Continue A Run 14:00 How To Install The Final Piece Of Gable End Siding 15:19 How To Finish The Top Piece Of Vinyl Siding

Awesome tutorials! I am building a 16 x 20 foot shed, and am at the point of starting the soffets and siding. My question is in regard to doors and windows. I got the part where you used undersill trim beneath the window, but what about the sides and top of the window; does the siding just butt against it? What about around the door; do I use J channel? Thank you!

Look for advice on how you would scribb a cladding piece that is running to the pitch of a roof so one end is smaller than the other

I have a quick question, is there a standard way to cut siding to start your courses so that your staggered look is uniform? I will be siding a 24 foot wall with no windows or cutouts for electrical etc. It is the main wall that can be seen from the road.

You're using board and batten as lap siding? Pretty cool

I’m siding a house that has cedar shingles in hey cut the sills place is in rough shape owner doesn’t have a ton of money got a quote for 33k but honking of running strapping up and down he doesn’t want to strip the house even thought that’s the best option any ideas

How come you need over lap can’t you just line up all the siding same length or this is decorating purposes

Hey the excellent laborer do you come work on people home for them where are you located I'm in Georgia ❤

Tin Snips similar to the ones in this video: tinyurl.com/4v4uprhr

How to add flashing and siding arount front main enternce door concrete door Steps?

Go over around window trim pieces again

When starting your siding the first is a full piece. How much do you cut off your second piece?

So useful! Just in 10 minutes all my remaining questions were answered! Thank you!!!

How do electricians install main service on top of the siding without screwing into the face?

U didnt show how the j channel look in the top of the house🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ the most important part

Probably the best video I've come across for siding installation instruction. Thank you! Do you have any instruction on installing vinyl siding over clapboard? From what I understand I can keep my clapboard, which is in good shape, and put a layer of foam insulation over it before going through the normal process of installing the vinyl siding.

Man, im sorry i havent been able to keep up with your videos since the deck built.. i will catch up this weekend though , im finallyhave off sat and sunday.. i hope your channel grows . Your content is awesome. Love your videos. Helps me a lot since im in construction too.. i will smash the like button!!! Thank you!!

Where did you get your material

Do you offer training on ordering siding material for a vinyl job? Do you have a website with training links?

Very informative I like your siding videos but I got a question on tying off it appears your not doing so in this video

Easiest way to find your angle is to measure your siding size and use a square to make a mark at that size on the panel below then measure over to the Jay from mark . You should always know your siding size anyway for an up and over or any other situation where you might have to measure to make your siding match up

Great video! Thanks. Q: It appears that the vertical joint where outside corner meets the bird box, there is no J, just an unsealed joint. Am I missing something? Should it be caulked?

These are great videos and I wish I had found them sooner! I do have a question about the J channel and undersill trim combined to finish the last piece. Is it necessary to have both the j channel and undersill together, or can it be finished with just the undersill? Reason I ask is because before watching this video I didn't know you could do it that way and assumed I just needed undersill to finish it out lol so that is what I ordered. But now I'm wondering if I should order more j channel

What color is this?

Great video. I did a lot of fast forwarding but didn’t see anything about how a cutoff piece butts to another. I’m guessing you snip off about an inch of the nailing tab.

Thank you. I'm building a 24x30 2 bay garage and you explained everything very well. Thanks again for a great video

I'm adding aluminum facia to my gable that has vinyl siding attached already. Can I just slide the bottom of the aluminum facia in between the facia board and the J channel at the top of the siding?

Good Day! Is there anything special that needs to be done for siding on the sides of a window and above a window? I'd also like advice for siding around a door and above a door as well. Thank you so much!

Do you have to use the undersil trim pieces in the j channel at the top of the wall?

For windows is there a channel you install or do I need to purchase a window with channel already attached? Who might make such a window? Thanks

Thanks. It is very useful. Do you mind to explain how to install it around a door as well please?

Beautiful Video, I would like to know where can I order the vinyl siding from

only question is about the electric meter box, because the glass globe of the meter sticks out so I am assuming I use underscore channel around the perimeter of the meter box, correct?

Hey Josh question I'm doing a garage 10ft walls what is the correct way to do the corner my corner is to short to go past the bird box ty

Great video but how do I go around a flush mounted wooden door frame and flush mounted wooden window? Also how do you build the bird box ?

I’m currently doing windows and siding on the house about to get to the siding part and ordering all the parts I need. With the new construction windows with the integrated j-channel, do you need to add anything to the sides and top of the window or is it just the undersill on the bottom?

October 28 2023 when you install the 4" sealer around the window opening does it go on top or beneath the house rap

@18:24 You want to avoid having your joints that close to each other! Still one of the better video series on vinyl siding I've seen too date!

what's the best way to stagger the seams going across? I don't like the look of stair steps when you simply take the remainder of last row and use it to start the next row.

Thanks for the info on all your videos dude. Would love to have you explain the difference/ when to use J or F channel. 🍻👊🏻

Hanging siding alone can be tuff. I do it but only when I can't find a helper.

I wonder why it is necessary to use both the j channel and the undersill trim on the top of a flat wall. wouildnt just the undersill trim be enough

Josh thanks for a great video . You covered everything very simple .

How do I start the first row of siding if two walls meet but the one wall has to start about 3 inches higher. I either have to cut the top or the bottom off. If I cut the bottom I won't have a starter strip.

How come you need over lap can’t you just line up all the siding same length or this is decorating purposes

What about if you don't know your pitch roof? How to find the pitch

Poor filming when siding the peak of gable end. Can’t see what you’re doing at all

Vinyl j trim doesn't expand and contract you can screw it on tight and not worry about it

Question: I didn’t see how you deal with the piece that goes along the top of a window or door when you have to rip it. How is that done?

Consider investing into sturdy steel ladders and extendable planks. I noticed that you still use scaffolding when you could use some tall step ladders with an extendable plank to walk across. My lumberyard has been selling them like hot cakes. They save so much time setting up and taking down and are multi-purpose.

Thank you for the video. I doing a small redo project. This was perfect for me.