How To Install Metal Siding Trim

Here is an example of the cuts around a window.

How to install metal siding trim.

Cut the aluminum trim coil to the required length using aviation snips or a utility knife depending on the metal thickness. How to install j trim on steel buildings step 1. J channel is an accessory to the siding that s used to. The house had ugly faded baby blue vin.

Applying the j channel 1. Install the corner posts that came with your metal siding first. Portable brake for job site bending of custom trim sections such as fascia trim window casing and sill trim a portable metal bending machine brake is extremely useful. Check out how my wife and i used ribbed metal roofing panels to side our barn house during our exterior renovation.

So we used the miter saw to cut them and the same type of nails to install them. The corner posts are the pieces of siding that will. The trim we used was the same type of material as our siding. The units are constructed of lightweight aluminum and can be easily setup on the job site by one person.

Now that the door is prepped the trim can be added. Use a straightedge to guide the utility knife to make a neat cut. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Create a curve in the aluminum to produce a rounded trim edge by using the aviation snips.

Bevel cuts for siding soffit and trim. Nail the j trim horizontally along both sides of any interior corners. At an interior corner the siding will. We install the trim by attaching it to the z trim using pop rivets.

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding. The metal siding will slide. Trim needs to be installed so water can drain correctly.

Before we do that though we need to apply tape seal to the top side of the z so that we can install this for a weather tight finish. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. This video shows the installation of siding j channel around doors and windows. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

Nail j channel along the bottom of the wall you re working on.