Installing Vinyl Siding Around Windows And Doors

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.

Installing vinyl siding around windows and doors.

I am getting ready to have vinyl siding installed on my home but i have an exterior door that needs to be repaired or replaced and i am adding three vinyl windows. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. A install the building paper.

Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window. It usually comes in 10 inch wide rolls that can be cut into 5 inch wide strips with the tinner s snips. Should doors and windows be replaced before installing vinyl siding. Gap at all ends.

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. With vinyl siding aluminum is the best material for flashing. Ensure that the flashing along the bottom of the window overlaps the nailing hem of. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.

Place the siding where you want it and mark it a quarter inch from the edge. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Cut a 1 inch notch out. When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. Install the trim just under the drip cap. Roofing nails should be hammered in every eight inches. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Longer siding panels don t stretch as readily as smaller ones so they re not as easy to adjust if they get out of whack. This will be used at the top and sides of your window. Continue cutting j molding for the remaining sides of the window and continue the process of nailing them.

The flashing is crucial for creating a watertight seal around windows and doors. Inspect the flashing and building wrap around the window.