How To Wrap Aluminum Around Windows With Existing Siding

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.

How to wrap aluminum around windows with existing siding.

Adding window trim over existing aluminum siding. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe t. Adding window trim with this old house host kevin o connor and vinyl siding installer richard scalzi. Secure barricade firmly in place over the entire wall including the window and door openings by fastening the wrap every 12 18 inches along the vertical studs using large headed or plastic cap nails or minimum 1 inch crown staples.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. To reach the flange you need to remove the aluminum. Ensure that the flashing along the bottom of the window overlaps the nailing hem of the last complete course of siding beneath the window. Install the trim just under the drip cap.

Apply all layers of wrap shingle style where the top layers of a surface overlap the bottom layers. My old wood frame house was covered with aluminum siding and the siding goes all the way up to the windows. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. There isn t really any trim around the windows just a small aluminum strip.