Installing Siding On Sip Panels

One panel will run long and the other panel will butt up against the previous one.

Installing siding on sip panels. Align and attach the panels at the corner. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. This is a pretty common procedure when using roof sips. This will create an air space over your panels which will allow them dry out if moisture escapes.

This is part 3 of how to build a shed playhouse. Lay panels flat on stickers no closer than three inches to the ground. Most sips have osb facings and osb is subject to rot if it stays wet for a long enough time. Give the panels plenty of support and don t let them sag for 8 foot panels two stickers are enough but for 12 to 16 foot panels use three stickers.

Also make sure to set the panels in place in order start in the corners or valleys and work outward. The panels are then attached with big sips screws through the longer panel just inside the dimensional lumber placed in the corner and into the dimensional lumber in the second panel. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. This portion covers the steps we.

Use the wider starter strip. For longer panels don t go more than 6 or 8 feet between stickers. Sips need to be fully supported during installation. Sip homes are built every day and every single sip home has siding.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Typical installation is done with galvanized ring shank nails.