Install Vinyl Siding J Channel Around Window

Square corner j channel installation.

Install vinyl siding j channel around window.

Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door. Install the top piece of molding snapping it over the vertical side moldings. Use corrosion resistant galvanized stainless steel or aluminum roofing type nails with a head diameter of. Slide each siding piece into the j channel and secure to house with roofing nails.

If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. Place the side j channel and mark it then mark the bottom j channel. Check the frame of the window and clean anything that is not gonna allow for a j channel to lay flat to the side of the window. Don t drive them tight.

Position the j channel under the window. Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing. Start j channeling the window from the bottom make cuts on both ends of the j channel. If the result is a whole number you re in.

Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4. But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. Through the middle of the slots. Lock the notched.

Install j channel under the window. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Cutting and installing the siding 1.

C install j channel underneath hold the j channel beneath the window then cut and position the undersill trim if you are using it. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim. Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under.

Take the vinyl siding pieces removed earlier and cut them down to fit around the window. Check the section when to install undersill trim you ll now drive roofing nails into the slots spacing them about 8 to 10 inches apart. Cut and install new j channel along the sides and top of the window.