How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Windows

There is no exact way to do this as long as you end up with the window and screen out while not destroying the frame or anything else around the window.

How to install vinyl siding around windows.

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. Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted. Gap for expansion wherever siding butts accessories. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility trim.

Gap at all ends. Siding must be cut in lengths to provide for expansion. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. When installing in freezing weather below 40.

Allow a 1 4 in. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place.

Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window.