How To Install Vinyl Siding J Channel

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

How to install vinyl siding j channel.

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. This video shows how to install the most common piece of siding trim j channel. Cut out a 3 4 in. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia.

Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab. Use corrosion resistant galvanized stainless steel or aluminum roofing type nails with a head diameter of. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Install j channel under the window.

Measure and cut the soffit. Position the j channel under the window. Don t drive them tight. How to install vinyl siding with a j channel prepare.

Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim. Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Miter bottom side j to give a false mitered appearance when installed.

Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. Through the middle of the slots.

Cut a 3 4 in. Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia.