How To Seal Vinyl Siding Around Windows

2 caulking must be placed between the layers of house wrap at all vertical seams.

How to seal vinyl siding around windows.

Do ride the smooth edge when caulking a seam between a window and textured siding. 1 house wrap must be installed from the bottom up overlapping like shingles so that upper water flows onto the outside of the lower sheet. It usually comes in 10 inch wide rolls that can be cut into 5 inch wide strips with the tinner s snips. This will be used at the top and sides of your window.

3 caulking must exist between the house wrap and the windows. Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window. Cut a 1 inch notch out. Cutting and installing the molding.

Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place. Siding is often textured and if you slide the tip of the tube along the bumpy texture the bead of caulk will. Ensure that the flashing along the bottom of the window overlaps the nailing hem of. Sometimes there are little pieces of wood between the window and the wooden studs that hold the window tight.