This will prevent insects from nesting between the siding and the concrete.
How do you install siding on block wall.
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If you don t have a scarifier available use the edge of a trowel or another tool.
Install a strip of insect netting along the bottom edge of the concrete wall by nailing the netting to the furring strips.
Make the scratches about 1 8 in 0 32 cm deep.
Sometimes it s not necessary to even out the surface you re working on especially if you re installing siding over a relatively new building.
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Applying the j channel 1.
The netting should reach about 1 foot up the wall and overlap the ground slightly to form a barrier between the ground and the concrete.
If that s the case you can put the metal siding up on the wall as is.
Install the corner posts that came with your metal siding first.
The scratch marks don t have to be perfectly horizontal or even.
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As long as you have marks along the entire wall you can create a much stronger finish.