Yes you can put vinyl siding over existing wood siding assuming its condition is still good.
Installing siding over existing siding.
Because of expansion make sure to leave an extra of an inch 6 centimeters on each side of the panels.
Installing siding over siding.
Install the starter strip.
Installing vinyl siding over wood siding wood must be sound.
With other siding types fiber cement engineered wood etc.
The trims and all the siding have to hang somewhat loosely upon nails to enable the siding to grow and contract.
The client had.
If the wood siding is beveled or lapped you.
Click the image for larger image size and more details.
Vinyl siding over existing wood siding.
Removing existing siding and installing osb has several benefits such as having brand new substrate on the home and the ability to inspect the wall cavity and all framing insulation and structural integrity of the home before replacing siding.
This is the bottom strip that runs around the house.
Surprisingly many vinyl siding manufacturers state that it s perfectly acceptable to install their product over old siding.
On this particular job the home already had aluminum siding.
Vinyl siding must be installed against a flat surface.
Existing wood siding must be in good shape with no rot or mold and fastened tightly to the wall.
The manufacturers specifically say that to install their product over existing siding is to void the warranty.
A case study in how it can go horribly wrong almost there.
We also slapped a new window.
Here s the new wall wrapped in tyvek just before the siding was installed.