Siding a House By Yourself

In this video I am using LP SmartSide lap siding to side my house. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo.

[susanhenry]

Thank you! Everyone else didn't show first board placement! You also showed how to do seams. You are amazing!!

[niltomega]

Reminds me of my father. He used to build 3 houses every summer from 1970 to about 2005. He did everything except the drywall and roofing as that is very labor intensive. He totally worked alone and was very fast

[shed]

Easily one of the best if not THE best diy videos ever on YT . Thank you for making it simple, no nonsense, mentioning the tools needed and helpful tips. Even ended with humor. This is exactly what I needed. Great job my man!

[gl]

This is the best instructional video on installing siding that I have seen. Thanks.

[JW-ktls]

Excellent video!!! You get right to the point and show :"how to" very well and easy to understand. Thank you for the great tips! Jim

[richardwedlich]

Thank you. Very helpful to me since I've never sided a house before. You make it look easy.

[shariberry]

Thank you, this is only the second siding video I have found online that shows the use of those clamps. I bought a smaller, perfect rectangle house with all flat sides. Built in 1984, on a lake so lots of moisture. The original siding is there, in poor condition and someone slapped hideous vinyl siding over styrofoam a couple years ago. It feels and looks like an old fashioned waterproof plastic diaper and it is bug heaven underneath. Tar paper wrap. I cannot wait to carefully remove everything to inspect the walls and studs for water damage before wrapping it all up, and replacing the awful original windows that were never even flashed I think. I have a concrete foundation, thank goodness. Doing it all myself, with the help of great video instruction like this.

[ChrisBorghi]

You have the gift of teaching! Very well explained. Thank you brother for sharing! You have a new subscriber.

[gregguiltner]

I've used the clamps on SmartSide siding. They do work ok, but there is a bit of variability on the thickness of the siding due to the texture. The clamps sometimes slip, which can be really inconvenient when you are working off a ladder! One thing you might consider on future projects: The window trim should be 5/4" so that the edges of the siding are not exposed. There is a 5/4 SmartSide trim product that works great. I sided a house years ago with 3/4 trim and the exposed siding ends, even when faithfully painted, do not hold up as well. Great Video! Thanks.

[shyamdevadas]

Very helpful video. I'm going to be redoing my 100 year old clapboard sided building with Hardie siding. This gives me some great ideas. Thanks!

[talonraph]

Man I wish I had a Menards in our hood. Good call on painting the cut edges! Textbook LP installation!!👍👍

[nathanhannah]

Nice work. Love the multi use tool you have... the saw horse/wheelbarrow combo kit... nice!

[gregson]

Thanks Chad!! This is great, I plan on buying a house and am learning to do these things by myself.

[paulkramer]

good clear video. I've done close to a dozen structures now with Hardie (or other) siding. (I have a ranch with lots of cabins) One comment I'd make is that using siding nails on the trim is not ideal. Using them on the trim is unsightly and has to be caulked or something to make it look ok. Try instead to find stainless brad nails, like 2" long that you can use in your brad nail gun. I have a 16 Gauge nail gun, and no problem finding them, but they do make 18 gauge too if that is all you have. I've done this for maybe 5 years or more now and the trim is ON there. You can use extra nails as there is no visible problem. I've pried them off from time to time and for sure they hold well enough to never worry about the trim just "slowly loosening and coming off". By using the brad nails, no need for filling. The hole is small enough that the paint afterwards fills the hold and it becomes "invisible". I try to always use stainless siding nails anyway, (the siding IS constructed with cement and that is quite hard on regular nails, so that rust will show. Stainless keeps that Rust from happening.)

[Gears.and.Gadgets]

Thanks for sharing. Those clamps are a life saver.

[barryjohnson]

Thanks! Straight forward for my review. :) Love the clamps. was not on my radar.

[NELSONG]

Awesome work! It looks easier than I thought.

[gregnash]

real professional, I like the way you Mark the studs I thought I was the only one that did that, good video.

[nathanleigh]

This video is probably the best "how to siding" video Ive come across. Wish you had made a soffit and fascia video!!!

[thomasgreenan]

Where I live, you must strap behind the siding unless it's vinyl. Installing
LP Smart Siding without strapping voids the warranty.