Installing Vinyl J Channel

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

Installing vinyl j channel.

If the soffit is to turn a corner cut and install j channel to allow 1 4 6 4mm for expansion at each of the adjoining walls and fascia boards. J channels are used around windows and doors on inside corners and where the siding meets the soffit or roof at an angle. Do not nail tight. Get the details right when you install vinyl siding and you ll save yourself hours of frustration.

If necessary bend the siding to fit into place. Install j channel around all four sides of window and doors. Remember to caulk wherever. Well done installation of the j channel gives the vinyl siding a professional look in corners doors windows and other edges of your home.

Install the j channel against the casing and nail it to the wall following nailing instructions in important installation tips. You can use roofing nails that are made of galvanized aluminum or stainless steel with high user ratings and good resistance to corrosion. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in.

Installing j channel around windows and doors. Square corner j channel installation. Hold the corner post up a bit and run the j channel. Through the middle of the slots.

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. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Installing j channel for soffit. Don t drive them tight.

Cut and install. Simply slide the siding panel into the folded j channel. Position the j channel under the window. If a corner post is installed tight to the shingles and the j channel dead ends into it any water that runs down the j channel will back up at the post and may find its way into the house.