How To Trim Windows With Vinyl Siding

Installing vinyl siding around windows.

How to trim windows with vinyl siding.

Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of. Trimming out windows and doors is one of the most important steps when installing new siding on a home. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. A well done trim installation can set up the rest of the project for success and dramatically improve the overall appearance of the home.

For even more personality and charm add a decorative corner or crown molding above the door or window. Lineal trim can help unify and accent a home s exterior adding a design element that can be both subtle and distinctive. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Do not cut the vinyl off.

Exterior window trim on vinyl siding if your home has vinyl siding and you d like to add vinyl window trim you will first need to remove the existing siding and j channel from around the windows. Certainteed window and door trim puts out the welcome mat creating a first impression with lasting effect. Cut j channel for the sides of the window. Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed.

Longer than the height of the window. Use a siding removal tool. Available in a variety of colors and styles vinyl siding is widely used and favored by many contractors and do it yourselfers for its durability. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Cut the side j channel 2 in.