Installing Vinyl J Channel Around Windows

Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under.

Installing vinyl j channel around windows.

Hammer in roofing nails approximately every 8 inches at the middle of the nailing slots. Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing. Mitering corners of the j channel. Through the middle of the slots.

Nail it to the wall but remember not to nail it tightly. If necessary bend the siding to fit into place. This goes all around the window and you ll need new strips. Cut and install top j flush with the outer face of the side j s.

This gives it a clean professional look. You work from the bottom up with this step as well overlapping top to bottom. Install j channel under the window. Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim.

Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door. Install the j molding along the bottom edge of the window. Don t drive them tight. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in.

Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing. 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. Square corner j channel installation. Do not forget to extend the side j channel above the top of the window frame make it at least 1 inch above the top of the window.

The next step in waterproofing your window is to install the j channel. Position the j channel under the window. Cut and bend drain tab. J channel pieces should be installed similarly to the f channel across from each other so the soffit fits between the lengths of the j channel.

Nail loosely enough so that the j molding slides. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. You can use roofing nails that are made of galvanized aluminum or stainless steel with high user ratings and good resistance to corrosion. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel.