Top Piece Of My Vinyl Siding Keeps Blowing Off

I ve got a piece of vinyl that keeps coming off my house and i can t seem to get it to stay on.

Top piece of my vinyl siding keeps blowing off.

Vinyl siding is a heavy duty and comparatively maintenance free material applied to the home s exterior. Even more importantly the top row of siding needs to be finished properly to prevent water from getting behind the vinyl and damaging the house. The most common mistake homeowners make is nailing the vinyl siding too tight. Many contractors just use j channel in either the same color as the siding or in the same color as the trim.

The nail slots in the siding were not torn the siding pulled the nails right out. The advantage to using vinyl siding on the exterior of your home is you will not need to paint it as frequently and it is easy to repair using only a few tools. When i was doing this i used a 2 piece crown mold trim at the top. Vinyl siding will expand and contract when the temperatures change.

Without an additional layer of siding to cover it as it touches the soffit installers must take extra steps to give the siding job a finished look. There were wind gusts of up to 65 mph recorded at a nearby airport about a month ago which ripped off a total of about 100 sq feet of my vinyl siding in two separate areas of my house. Homeowners can hire a contractor to replace the missing siding or purchase necessary materials and repair the siding themselves. I get it back in place but then it keeps coming out whenever the wind blows wit any force.