It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.
Installing vinyl siding around a pipe.
Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.
Nail the siding into place using galvanized.
You can work around them by putting laps in the siding.
From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.
Position the siding behind the faucet and make sure the notched section fits around the pipe and the nailing slots are placed over the piece of plywood.
Using j blocks does look better in my and other peoples opinion.
To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.
Replacement vinyl siding around existing pipes post by shannon tue apr 26 2016 2 02 am so i will assume you have a water line conduit or some other pipe sticking out through the wall.
The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.
Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.