Siding seams can be an aesthetic objection to vinyl siding.
How long is a piece of vinyl siding.
Vinyl siding as old as yours is possibly worn enough to require full replacement at which point a professional may be able to do it more cost effectively for your budget.
Standard sidings are usually 12 to 12 1 2 long.
Vinyl siding usually comes in 12 foot 3 66 meter lengths.
Keep in mind that the soffit pieces should measure 1 4 inch 6 35 mm shorter than the actual length of the soffit.
You can score for several times.
The primary benefit of a longer length siding panel is that it reduces the number of seams on the wall.
Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing.
Cut the last piece of vinyl siding using the table saw with the bottom of the siding against the guard on the table saw.
Place the straightedge aside.
Measure and cut the soffit pieces.
In case the piece of vinyl siding is thin.
The primary benefit of a longer length siding panel is that it reduces the number of seams on the wall.
The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.
A box of vinyl siding will cover a larger square feet area on the rectangular side of a house where the walls are straight than it will on a gable.
With longer length panels there are fewer seams.
You should use the back of the blade to score on it to prevent it from breaking in the middle of the process.
Therefore you will need to cut these long pieces of siding to fit the measurements of your soffit.
For example on a 20 wall a 16 panel creates 35 fewer seams than a standard size panel and a 20 panel reduces seams by 100.
Vinyl siding comes in 12 foot long strips that are about 1 foot wide depending upon the style.
Georgia pacific compass vinyl siding panel double 4 traditional coastal blue 8 in x 150 in.
Longer length sidings are typically offered in 16 8 20 and 25 ranges.
The reason for needing this kind of blade is to keep the cut clean and neat which affects the aesthetic of the vinyl siding and how well it fits together with other pieces.
With standard siding panels seams appear every two to three feet.
Then grip along two long side of the strip of the vinyl siding and bend these sides toward another.