How To Install New Window Over Siding

Cutting and installing the siding 1.

How to install new window over siding.

There is no exact way to do this as long as you end up with the window and screen out while not destroying the frame or anything else around the window. But if you plan to surround the window with trim choose 9 in wide flashing to protect behind the seam between the trim and the siding. Put shims where pre drilled holes are to secure the the window. Drive screws into holes through to the shims.

Cut the tape to length with a utility knife and peel a little bit of the backing free and stick it to the top of the window. How to install new windows one. Check that sashes are even and the window is level. Once the new window has been put in place make sure that sufficient j channel molding has been installed so the siding can fit into place around the window.

At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Lock the notched. Dry fit the new. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.

If you re siding right against the window. Use a pry bar to remove any trim around. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss. Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between.

This one s pretty self explanatory. Remove the old window. Install the trim just under the drip cap. Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk.

I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house. Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place. Add shims where needed.

There are actually a few ways to get this job done and which way you choose to go with will. Pry off any trim around the window. Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4.