How To Install Metal Siding Trim

Trim needs to be installed so water can drain correctly.

How to install metal siding trim.

Portable brake for job site bending of custom trim sections such as fascia trim window casing and sill trim a portable metal bending machine brake is extremely useful. Here is an example of the cuts around a window. Bevel cuts for siding soffit and trim. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Install the corner posts that came with your metal siding first. So we used the miter saw to cut them and the same type of nails to install them. Cut the aluminum trim coil to the required length using aviation snips or a utility knife depending on the metal thickness. How to install j trim on steel buildings step 1.

Before we do that though we need to apply tape seal to the top side of the z so that we can install this for a weather tight finish. J channel is an accessory to the siding that s used to. Applying the j channel 1. Nail the j trim horizontally along both sides of any interior corners.

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. The house had ugly faded baby blue vin. Use a straightedge to guide the utility knife to make a neat cut. Attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding.

The trim we used was the same type of material as our siding. Install j channel along the. Check out how my wife and i used ribbed metal roofing panels to side our barn house during our exterior renovation. Now that the door is prepped the trim can be added.

Utilizing white or colored. The corner posts are the pieces of siding that will. The units are constructed of lightweight aluminum and can be easily setup on the job site by one person. This video shows the installation of siding j channel around doors and windows.

We install the trim by attaching it to the z trim using pop rivets. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. At an interior corner the siding will. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

The metal siding will slide.