How To Install Vinyl Siding J Trim

Place the corner post in position allowing a 1 4 6 4mm gap between the top of the post and the eave or soffit.

How to install vinyl siding j trim.

The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia. Measure and cut the soffit. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Because vinyl expands and contracts do not nail the trim too secure. Leave room for the expansion.

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. Measure your windows and on the sides and cut j trim to specifications with the tin sheers.

Gap at all ends. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Position a nail at the top of the upper slot on both sides of the corner post leaving a gap of approximately 1 32 0 8mm between the nail heads and the corner posts. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Install the trim by nail the longer side of the j to the framing lumber with the washer head metal siding nails.

For open overhangs use f trim which has been nailed to the wall of the house. Step 1 attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding. After you have cut the j trim to measurements secure the trim to the sides of the windows first with the 1 inch roofing nails. Step 3 attach j trim.

The metal siding will slide into the j trim so install the channel with the opening of the j facing the direction of the siding. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.