It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.
Installing vinyl siding around a pipe.
Rossfingal just remembered another option is to cut the pvc vent pipes drill holes in the new siding install the siding and use pvc.
The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 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.
Using j blocks does look better in my and other peoples opinion.
Nail the siding into place using galvanized.
From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.
You can work around them by putting laps in the siding.
Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.
It s a little more money and time to use some type of j blocks.
To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.