How To Install Vinyl Siding Finish Trim

Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing.

How to install vinyl siding finish trim. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Cut and install top j flush with the outer face of the side j s.

Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center.

Make vertical cuts on the siding panel with saw or snips. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Then score horizontally with a utility knife and snap out section to be removed. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower.

To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing.

The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. This is our most comprehensive. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.