How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Windows

Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted.

How to install vinyl siding around windows.

To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Gap for expansion wherever siding butts accessories. Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place.

With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window. Cutting and installing the siding 1 place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located horizontally along the wall. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

When installing in freezing weather below 40. Gap at all ends. Then notch the next piece to fit. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Allow a 1 4 in. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes.