How To Install Vinyl Siding Finish Trim

Then score horizontally with a utility knife and snap out section to be removed.

How to install vinyl siding finish trim.

Cut siding panel to fit under the opening. Make vertical cuts on the siding panel with saw or snips. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing. This is our most comprehensive.

Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Install the undersil trim flush to the casing of the window. Miter or cut tabs at the ends.