Fastening the siding with self-tapping screws: Instructions + Photos of samples

Self-tapping screws for siding: sizes, varieties. In order for the house to be neat and beautiful, cladding of the facade is required. Often, various materials are used for this, and it can be both wooden lining, and lining made of natural stone and porcelain stoneware.

Over the past 10 years, siding has gained popularity. But for implementation, you will need to purchase self-tapping screws for siding.

Siding - what is it?

Canada can rightfully be considered the homeland of siding, where in its original form it looked like wooden long panels of a special design, which allow securely and quickly fasten them together.

After that, other materials began to be used to create siding, namely vinyl (i.e. PVC) and metal. With modern technologies, it is possible to paint panels in any color and even get an imitation of brick, timber or stone.

Fastening principle

Neat holes are located along the entire top edge of the siding panels oval, and they are close to each other (as in the perforation). Through the holes, you can attach the siding with screws / nails to the frame. Note that there is a collar above the perforation that is folded down.

Another panel along the bottom edge has a small ledge, with which it will "cling" to the other side of the previous panel. This type of grip is called a lock, and it will ensure that the siding is securely attached while still being sufficiently sealed.

After connecting the lock, the panel that is located above must be re-attached with special fasteners to the frame and then everything is the same. Note that all additional elements are made with perforations for installation and connection.

Fastening

Basic rules

Before starting the installation of siding panels, the frame should be fixed to the wall made of metal or wood. For vinyl siding, which is much lighter than metal, very often I make the frame from wood or bars. Metal siding needs steel profile lathing.

So, you should know the following rules that will help you to properly fix the battens on the wall:

• You should first prepare the surface (if there are residues of paint that peeling off, you should clean it off; remove you parts of the facade that stick out - gutters, slopes, plants, etc.; if the wall paneling is fixed, check the condition of the elements, replace the weak parts).
• When installing a timber frame, first treat the bars with a certain protective agent, which will help keep the timber from dampness.
• If you decide to install vertical siding, then the profile or bars should only be mounted horizontally. If the panels of the material will be placed horizontally, then part of the sheathing must be attached vertically.

• To fasten the frame elements to the wall surface, use self-tapping screws with the required length (if we are talking about wall cladding) or dowels, which should be inserted into pre-made holes (if the walls are made of concrete or brick).
• The distance at which the battens will be installed is fixed every 0. 4-0. 6 meters and this number depends on the selected siding material. For metal panels, the distance between the planks is less, for vinyl siding more.

Which self-tapping screws to choose for siding

After the frame is installed, you can proceed to fastening. And the first question that arises is which screws for siding to choose? Here, too, there are two options - to use nails or screws. Let's take a look at the pros and cons of these options.

If you decide to opt for nails, you should find out that for siding you need to take nails with a wide head (similar to roofing nails with a diameter of 0.8 cm and above).

These nails are made from aluminum or galvanized steel. Of the advantages, we note that nails are more economical in terms of price than self-tapping screws.

Disadvantages - if you do not have sufficient experience in driving a large number of nails, there is a chance of a miss and hitting not the nail, but the panel (if the panels are vinyl, you will immediately ruin it). Another disadvantage is that, if necessary, you will not be able to neatly dismantle.

Self-tapping screws for siding must be chosen so that they are necessarily galvanized and not less than 3 cm in length, sharp, without a "drill" at the tip and with a wide head (from 0.

8 cm).

If the panels are attached to the lathing made of wood, then the self-tapping screw must necessarily have a wide thread pitch; when mounting to the metal profile, self-tapping screws with frequent threads are required. What are the advantages of self-tapping screws? Ease of installation (you can use a screwdriver), safety for siding panels, if necessary, dismantling will be quick and convenient.

And if you buy self-tapping screws for siding with a rubber washer, this will make it possible to avoid rusty smudges in the mount, and this will preserve the beautiful aesthetic appearance of the facade.

Recommendations of experts

Now let's talk about the recommendations:

• Self-tapping screws should be fastened strictly in the center of the holes.

  This is necessary because vinyl siding can stretch in all directions as the ambient temperature rises. If done correctly, you leave a margin of expansion, and there will be no deformation and warping of the panels.

• For the same reason, the self-tapping screw cannot be screwed in close, you should leave a gap of 0.1 cm (roughly speaking, the thickness of a coin is 10 kopecks).
• Nails (screws) during installation must be strictly perpendicular to the surface.

  Due to distortions of the fasteners, deformation of the entire cladding can also be obtained.

• When the "lock" clicks, the horizontal panels should move left and right.For vertical panels, the installation quality can be checked by moving it downwards, and if it moves freely towards the floor, then everything is fine.
• The spacing for the panels is 0. 4-0.

  45 cm, for additional parts 2 times less.

• Full-size horizontal parts should be joined with an overlap of 3 cm. Alternate the overlap every 2 rows to improve the appearance of the facade.

Installation of the panel when using self-tapping screws begins in this order - first, for the vertical ones, the upper self-tapping screw is attached, after all the others move down. For horizontal ones, first install the fasteners in the middle of the panel, and the rest to the left and right towards the edges.

And one more point that often interests buyers - how to correctly calculate the amount of required fasteners for installing siding? The calculation is carried out according to the following proportions: 165 pieces per 10 m ² , or 15-16 pieces per 1 m ² . Craftsmen are always advised to buy with a margin, in order to avoid in case of something a second trip to the hardware store.

Vinyl siding

I would also like to consider the topic of self-tapping screws for vinyl siding. Since this is a subspecies of the main material, there are slightly different requirements for it.

In any hardware store you will be offered to choose:

1. Galvanized nail - length not less than 30 mm, head diameter not less than 8 mm, rod from 3 mm.

2. Galvanized self-tapping screw - length from 25 mm, head diameter not less than 8 mm, rod from 3 mm. The press washer will help to increase the diameter of the cap to at least ~ 11 mm, so you can buy a self-tapping screw of 4.2 * 25 or 4.2 * 32 size, which has a sharp tip.
3. Galvanized roofing self-tapping screw with press - washer (rubberized) - has a hexagon-shaped head and a drill tip.

   The minimum dimensions are 4.8 * 28 and more. Thanks to the rubber gasket, protection against rusty smudges on the surface will be provided.

You just have to choose one of the proposed options based on the information in this article.

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