Garage Slab Siding First Course

The base course material according to aci 302 concrete floor and slab construction should be compactible easy to trim granular fill that will remain stable and support construction traffic aci 302 recommends material with 10 to 30 fines passing the no.

Garage slab siding first course.

This is a demonstration showing how to build the first course of blocks plumb level and in range using the building line as a guide. The top side view is the wrong way to build. This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. Vinyl siding starter strips.

Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. In most cases it doesn t make any difference whether the siding is wood vinyl aluminum stucco or brick. Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.

Nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding. Of course creating proper clearances may require creating proper foundations first. Attach the starter strip to the plywood but don t nail it so tightly that it will restrict the strip s movement. This is where the new siding will begin.

The cross section at the bottom is the best way to build. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. 100 sieve with no clay silt or organic materials. These can be either cast concrete extensions of the foundation walls or a couple courses of concrete block with at least the first course filled anchored to the slab in the usual manner.

Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. This is what you see happening in the family handyman magazine cover.

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.