How To Install Vinyl Siding Finish Trim

It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests.

How to install vinyl siding finish trim.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing. Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. Miter or cut tabs at the ends. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. This is our most comprehensive. Install the undersil trim flush to the casing of the window. To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel.

Make vertical cuts on the siding panel with saw or snips. Cut siding panel to fit under the opening. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Then score horizontally with a utility knife and snap out section to be removed.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Cut and install top j flush with the outer face of the side j s.