How To Trim Vinyl Siding

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

How to trim vinyl siding.

Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar. For the smoothest cuts put the blade in. Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Mark the inside of the window and one inch past that mark.

Place a strip of siding on the work table and align the place you plan to cut it with the edge of the table. Fit a circular saw with a fine toothed plywood cutting blade. This video shows how to properly trim around fixtures when installing vinyl siding. Start by laying the bottom cap flush against the edge of the wood frame.

The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Cut all the way to the first mark and remove the extra material then cut to the second mark then bend to create a tab. Score the flat sections of the siding panels with a sharp. Cut the vinyl 1.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Trim is available in a few basic types of material. Marking the position of each piece before. The best way to cut vinyl siding circular saw.

Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing. Repeat for the other required notched corners. Gap at all ends.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Wood aluminum man made composite fiber cement engineered wood and cellular pvc and vinyl.