How To Install J Channel For Steel Siding

Nail the j trim horizontally along both sides of any interior corners.

How to install j channel for steel siding.

Install j channel along the. How to install vinyl siding with a j channel prepare. Notch the j channel on both ends. Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door.

Use corrosion resistant galvanized stainless steel or aluminum roofing type nails with a head diameter of. Nail the channel 16 on center with a galvanized siding nail. The notched flaps will be folded up against the sides of the windows. The side j channel is installed next and should be cut.

The metal siding will slide into the j trim so. Nail j channel along the bottom of the wall you re working on. Installed first and the j channel should be cut 1 wider than the window sill. At an interior corner the siding.

Install the corner posts that came with your metal siding first. J channel is an accessory to the siding that s used to. Attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding.