How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Existing Windows

Here we ll describe how to rework vinyl siding around a new window.

How to install vinyl siding around existing windows.

With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility trim. Nail in all of the new pieces of vinyl. However vinyl is much easier to remove modify and install than any other type of siding so don t let it deter you if you want to add a new window move a door or build an addition.

But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. It is best to use roofing nails for this. Remove the sash cord pulleys and stuff the weight pockets with fiberglass insulation. The measurements should be the same.

Trim the shims flush with the framing by scoring them with a utility knife and then snapping off the excess. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Fill the gaps between the window jambs and the framing members with loosely packed fiberglass insulation. Then notch the next piece to fit.

If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. Measure the window diagonally from corner to corner. 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. Use a hammer to insert nail in about every fifth hole or whatever you may feel necessary.

Then secure the panels with nails leaving 1 16 of an inch to 1 8 of an inch of the nail exposed to allow the vinyl siding to move as it expands. Remove the old top sash. Either remove the sash liners and springs or open the sash pockets and pull out the weights. All of the vinyl pieces have little holes on the top of them where nails can be inserted.

The vinyl siding should lock into one another with the siding locking edge locking into the coursing below. If the result is a whole number you re in.