How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Recessed Windows

Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some.

How to install vinyl siding around recessed windows.

This video shows how to properly trim around fixtures when installing vinyl siding. Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Installing any kind of siding involves a lot of time and effort and there are many details that must not be overlooked. Begin with the vertical sides cutting the bottom for length.

The trim won t be stable enough to withstand storms. Cutting siding around window. Cutting and installing the siding 1 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. The resulting raised lugs should face outward and will snap into undersill trim.

There is no exact way to do this as long as you end up with the window and screen out while not destroying the frame or anything else around the window. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. You ll want the plywood panels to overlap the window four inches to ensure your windows won t get blown out. Using the snap lock punch punch the panel 1 4 in.

Once your new windowsill is secure glue vinyl end caps to each end. Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1. Next install the casing around the sides and top of the window. Make sure to drill holes into the studs of your home.

However vinyl is much easier to remove modify and install than any other type of siding so don t let it deter you if you want to add a new window move a door or build an addition. Below the cut edge at 6 in. Install undersill trim the width of the window flush to the casing. For homes with vinyl siding make sure to measure the space you need to cover.