I’ve always liked to group like tasks together, so I will do as much bending and cutting in the shop as possible for a house, then when I get to the job site, I can focus on installing instead of the angles and cuts and bends. I’ve found it to be more efficient, funner, a way to be busy on rain days and to stay warmer inside rather than doing all this out in the elements. Almost 20 years of doing this has saved me lots of time. I started this way mainly because I had no way to transport my brake

When I first started siding, I didn’t really know what layout was. I started with a full piece and ended wherever and never gave a thought to it. Most of the time the plans didn’t even have the battens centred on the wall drawn in. As I gained more experience, I also gained more of a sense of pride in my work. It doesn’t take long to find Center and work out the measurements so that the end result is a balanced wall. Sometimes that doesn’t necessarily mean center. If there’s a window on a long w

This is a question I get asked A LOT - “How to you fix a damaged corner?” This in one way of doing it. The Vinyl Siding Institute instructs you to do it the same way except without removing any siding. They want you to use a couple of rivets to hold the corner up to prevent it from moving up and down. I don’t like visible fasteners, so my solution is to remove a piece of siding and fasten it behind the siding. I have replaced corners on an entire 2-storey house before because the client second g

How to Replace Siding in Cold Weather: Step-by-Step Guide

Sometimes siding repairs can be tricky. This is a wall exposed to a lot of sun and is about 20 years old. The homeowner wanted this piece replaced because it has a hole in it. The piece I replaced it with is a partial piece from the same west facing wall on the side of the house with less traffic, but also less sun - so it isn’t as faded. This is the best we could do given the circumstance. As you can see, when you watch til the end of the video, it isn’t really noticeable when you see it from f