How To Install Vinyl Siding J Trim

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

How to install vinyl siding j trim.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Gap at all ends. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better.

Vinyl soffit and fascia installation guide open eave installation. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in. Because vinyl expands and contracts do not nail the trim too secure.

Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Place the corner post in position allowing a 1 4 6 4mm gap between the top of the post and the eave or soffit. Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to.

Leave room for the expansion. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Measure your windows and on the sides and cut j trim to specifications with the tin sheers. Step 3 attach j trim.

After you have cut the j trim to measurements secure the trim to the sides of the windows first with the 1 inch roofing nails. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

Measure and cut the soffit. Install the trim by nail the longer side of the j to the framing lumber with the washer head metal siding nails. Step 1 attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding. For open overhangs use f trim which has been nailed to the wall of the house.

Position a nail at the top of the upper slot on both sides of the corner post leaving a gap of approximately 1 32 0 8mm between the nail heads and the corner posts. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia. J channel on inside wall and behind fascia board fig.