How To Remove Siding Trim From Around A Window

Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim.

How to remove siding trim from around a window.

Pry the piece. Cut through any caulk between the trim and the house or window with a utility knife. Do not cut the vinyl off. You ll hook the edge that is locked to the lower damaged strip.

Check that each jamb is flush with the wall. Position the j channel under the window. Through the middle of the slots. Slide the front end of the pry bar between the trim and the building then pry off the pieces of trim and underlying trim boards 1 x research sourcestep 2 use expanding foam to fill in wall gaps.

If they protrude plane them down to the wall. You can also cut the siding back far enough to reach the flange and then install new trim around the new window. Step 1 pry off the old trim with a pry bar. To avoid damaging the wall hold a wood block against it.

Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Then slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the strip above the one you want to remove. Rest the back of the pry bar on the wood block. Use a siding removal tool.

On older houses you may notice a gap around the window where the trim was. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Work your way up the. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly.

A unlock siding using a zip tool mark the strip of vinyl you want to remove. If the jambs fall short of the wall measure the largest gap between the straightedge and each jamb. Then from 1x stock rip jamb extensions as wide as necessary and inch thinner than the jamb thickness. Hold a straightedge across the window.

Don t drive them tight. The third option is to cut between the side of the window frame and the edge of the. Tap a flat bar between one of the side pieces of trim and the siding near the bottom of the piece as close to a nail as possible. Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of.

Be careful when removing the. If your home has vinyl siding and you d like to add vinyl window trim you will first need to remove the existing siding and j channel from around the windows.