How To Install Trim On Siding

Similar to j channel used with vinyl siding j trim is nailed to the building s framing at the top edge and along any interior corner seams to hide the raw edges of the siding.

How to install trim on siding.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. When installing a mounting block on vinyl siding there are plenty of ways things can go wrong. Learn how to finish and cut the ends of base trim for metal siding. Featured videos from twofeetfirst installing the siding.

The most common approach here is to install sill trim at the soffits rip down the top course of siding and crimp the siding so the sill trim holds it in place. This works fine most of the time but always add a few blobs of caulking inside the bottom lip of the top course for extra security. Step by step corrugated metal siding installation video that covers cutting the inside an. Fashioning metal window trim with a brake is complicated for a do it yourselfer.

If you used sheathing on the shed walls the first thing you should do is add house wrap. You will likely need to remove a trim ring before beginning. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. You may ask if your vinyl siding can handle this depending upon the weight.

Let s talk about the door. Now that the siding is added we need to talk about the door before adding the trim. You may not know where to begin. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center.

Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.