How To Cut Metal Trim Around Windows

Hand shears from wiss worked the best for cutting across the ribs.

How to cut metal trim around windows. This is step 17 in a 24 step video series that shows you how to install. Cut and rabbet the stool. Bend the product with the machine and then pull away any extra width. To get the proper measurements for the top of the windows you will need to measure across the outside edges of the trim you just installed on the sides of the window.

Repeat for the opposite jamb. Then scribe the cut length 3 16 in. With the edge of your shears cut the inside of the trim on both ends to create a tab. Cut a 45 degree miter on one end of the trim board.

Place a side casing against the wall aligned with the reveal line on a side jamb. Cutting the siding around window and door openings will be necessary though and for that i used a couple different tools. Scoring the metal slightly will make it easier to bend. Cut the trim to the specifications of your measurements.

Place the stool face down on the sill with its back edge against the sill trim. Past the bottom of the jamb. Having problems cutting corner bead. Mark the areas on the metal that will need to be bent and insert the working end of the metal into the machine and score it when you get to the marks.

Due to factors beyond the control of the drywall doctor we cannot guarantee against improper. Nail the trim onto the jamb first and then to the window casing framing as you did with the top piece. Step 5 cut inside the j trim.