Installing Vinyl Corner Trim

Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post.

Installing vinyl corner trim. Take your home from ordinary to extraordinary. Blend traditional lap siding seamlessly around every bend with vinyl carpentry corner systems or with cedar impressions shakes and shingles with matching inside and outside mitered corners. This article is a continuation of the discussion that began with step 1. Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot.

Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts. Rigid foam sheathing to both sides of the corners and nail the corner trim over these strips. Easily install your own vinyl siding by following these 23 steps. The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed.

If vinyl soffit is to be installed allow proper distance below the underside of eaves for soffit installation accessories which vary according to the accessory used. Below the bottom of the starter strip. Installing inside corner posts. How to install vinyl and aluminum siding and step 2.

Glue and attach the trim once it is cut. Next nail strips of 1 2 in. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. Install starter strips trim now you re ready to begin installation of the starter strips and corner posts that receive the siding panels.

Use a 4 piece corner system to add a contrasting or coordinating color. Measure carefully when applying trim around vinyl or aluminum clad windows and leave a 1 8 in. This works fine most of the time but always add a few blobs of caulking inside the bottom lip of the top course for extra security. Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in.

Once the vinyl baseboard is folded in the right place use a utility knife to cut about half the thickness of the trim off the outside crease on the outside of the vinyl baseboard. Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips. Pocket screws are the best method of joining corners when you re cementing window and door trim assemblies see next tip. Install the corner posts.

How to prepare walls for vinyl or aluminum siding. Cut miters to fit and dry fit your cuts to check the joints and lengths.