How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Windows And Doors

Below the cut edge at 6 in.

How to install vinyl siding around windows and doors.

Measure and cut panel to fit. Finishing top row of siding under eaves. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top. Position the siding to be notched below the window.

Place the siding where you want it and mark it a quarter inch from the edge. Install the undersil trim flush to the casing of the window. Replacement vinyl windows and doors vinyl bay windows home windows installation and service for los angeles san fernando valley simi valley and all of southern california. Repeat for the panels on the sides of the windows and doors.

Using the snap lock punch punch the panel 1 4 in. If the window s out in the open unprotected by overhangs strip off as much siding as needed to expose the opening and perform the steps just as we show. Drop siding panel into j channel around top of window and install. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility.

Roofing nails should be hammered in every eight inches. Continue cutting j molding for the remaining sides of the window and continue the process of nailing them. Install the snipped j molding along the bottom of the window. Be sure to check both sides for proper fit.

Overlap the panel into the undersil trim and then lock in the bottom edge. Mark it on each side of the window allowing an extra 1 4 in. If the top of the window is near an eave but the bottom is exposed to the elements strip off the siding and focus on flashing the bottom half of the window but ignore the top. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window.

Gap on each side for expansion. Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. At brothers home improvement we design manufacture sell and install our very own windows and doors. Measure from the locking tab of the siding below to the undersill trim to determine the depth of the notch.

At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. Maneuvering long pieces of vinyl into place can be tricky. 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.