How To Wrap Aluminum Around Windows With Existing Siding

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.

How to wrap aluminum around windows with existing siding.

My old wood frame house was covered with aluminum siding and the siding goes all the way up to the windows. Secure barricade firmly in place over the entire wall including the window and door openings by fastening the wrap every 12 18 inches along the vertical studs using large headed or plastic cap nails or minimum 1 inch crown staples. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe t. Apply all layers of wrap shingle style where the top layers of a surface overlap the bottom layers.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. Ensure that the flashing along the bottom of the window overlaps the nailing hem of the last complete course of siding beneath the window. Make sure that the flashing on the vertical sides of the. To reach the flange you need to remove the aluminum.

Aluminum windows are usually installed by attaching them through a flange to the wall framing and then the flange is covered with the siding. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Adding window trim with this old house host kevin o connor and vinyl siding installer richard scalzi. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap.