How To Install Vinyl Siding J Channel

Siding the soffit and fascia area 1.

How to install vinyl siding j channel.

Cut a 3 4 in. Notch in the back of each end and install. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

Position the j channel under the window. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab. Miter bottom side j to give a false mitered appearance when installed. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes.

If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Through the middle of the slots.

Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Measure and cut the soffit. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Install j channel under the window.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Cut out a 3 4 in. How to install vinyl siding with a j channel prepare. It is used for inside corners trimming around windows and doors and also wh.

This video shows how to install the most common piece of siding trim j channel. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia. Don t drive them tight.

Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in.