How To Trim Out Doors With Siding

Inspect the window trim for dry rot.

How to trim out doors with siding.

Certainteed window and door trim puts out the welcome mat creating a first impression with lasting effect. The trim we used was the same type of material as our siding. For even more personality and charm add a decorative corner or crown molding above the door or window. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location where the door will go.

Trim needs to be installed so water can drain correctly. Do not miter corner joints of band boards fascia corner trim etc. Here is an example of the cuts around a. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

We used pressure treated 2 x 4 s for the trim around the windows and the doorway and then we had to create trim corners for both the inside and the outside corners like the ones in the picture above. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. If you are widening an existing doorway to install a. See diagram 2e 4a.

If we installed the trim after the siding we would have had to caulk a ton to fill in for the different levels the layered siding creates. Now that the door is prepped the trim can be added. Install door window trim. So we used the miter saw to cut them and the same type of nails to install them.

Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper to remove old caulk and loose paint. The effect creates an exterior that s rich and inviting as well as a little different. The siding is a light natural looking wood inspired tan while the trim has a darker cool brown tone that matches the color of the front door. Lineal trim can help unify and accent a home s exterior adding a design element that can be both subtle and distinctive.

Where edges of trim meet siding material windows doors or other finished openings leave a minimum 3 16 inch 5 mm space to allow for proper sealing. Things to note when adding trim.