How To Trim Top Of Lap Siding

For an attractive corner install the trim on the sides of your house flush to the face of the house.

How to trim top of lap siding.

To cut out a damaged area use a square and a utility knife to scribe cut lines on each side of the damage. 1 install trim and starter strip as shown in the photo above. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips. Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper to remove old caulk and loose paint.

The head flashing is installed in a bed of caulking onto the top of the window frame. Using a circular saw set to the thickness of the siding complete as much of the cut as you can without cutting into the siding above the cut. Ring shank nails hold better than standard nails. The cement board panels are fastened to the battens.

Wherever you will drive a nail less than 3 inches from a board s end drill a pilot hole first to prevent cracking the board. The wrb is lapped over the head flashing or the flashing is taped. Inspect the window trim for dry rot. Siding nails typically are thin with small heads.

If you choose to install your trim over your lap siding lp smartside 440 series trim is a fine choice. How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together. Then install the front facing trim so it overlaps the side trim. If the trim is being applied over the hardi panels.

To trim an inside corner nail a piece of 1 1 which you can rip yourself from a 1x board or 2 2.