How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Windows And Doors

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk.

How to install vinyl siding around windows and doors.

Place the siding where you want it and mark it a quarter inch from the edge. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top. Continue cutting j molding for the remaining sides of the window and continue the process of nailing them. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window.

At brothers home improvement we design manufacture sell and install our very own windows and doors. Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. Below the cut edge at 6 in. Gap on each side for expansion.

At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Then notch the next piece to fit. Install the snipped j molding along the bottom of the window. Measure from the locking tab of the siding below to the undersill trim to determine the depth of the notch.

Measure and cut panel to fit. Repeat for the panels on the sides of the windows and doors. Maneuvering long pieces of vinyl into place can be tricky. Install the trim just under the drip cap.

Mark it on each side of the window allowing an extra 1 4 in. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility. Fitting siding over windows. Position the siding to be notched below the window.

Using the snap lock punch punch the panel 1 4 in. If the top of the window is near an eave but the bottom is exposed to the elements strip off the siding and focus on flashing the bottom half of the window but ignore the top. Be sure to check both sides for proper fit. Drop siding panel into j channel around top of window and install.

Roofing nails should be hammered in every eight inches. Install the undersil trim flush to the casing of the window. Finishing top row of siding under eaves. 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.