Installing Vinyl Siding Around Doors And Windows

Be sure to check both sides for proper fit.

Installing vinyl siding around doors and windows.

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. When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. I am getting ready to have vinyl siding installed on my home but i have an exterior door that needs to be repaired or replaced and i am adding three vinyl windows. Fitting siding over windows.

Finishing top row of siding under eaves. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

Measure and cut panel to fit. Longer siding panels don t stretch as readily as smaller ones so they re not as easy to adjust if they get out of whack. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. The flashing is crucial for creating a watertight seal around windows and doors.

Mark the siding at 1 4 inch past the edge of each. Drop siding panel into j channel around top of window and install. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

This will be used at the top and sides of your window. Gap at all ends. For a wood window unit drip cap flashing can be installed over the trim piece often called brick molding that comes with the window or door. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

This video shows the installation of siding j channel around doors and windows. A install the building paper. If you have vinyl or metal flanged windows for instance you can install drip cap flashing 4 the home depot over the window itself or over the top trim piece that you install.