Installing Vinyl J Trim Around Windows

2 18 2014 installation of vinyl siding is not a rocket science.

Installing vinyl j trim around windows. Before installing door and window trim first caulk around the openings to create a moisture and air proof seal. With vinyl siding aluminum is the best material for flashing. This will be used at the top and sides of your window. A install the building paper.

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. With the j channel you can trim like the pros making your vinyl siding work look seamless. Leave room for the expansion. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Install door window trim. Put the top piece that goes over the door top on first cutting it with snips. Installing the j channel requires tin snips a tape measure a utility knife a hammer and roofing nails. 3 one final post i saw elsewhere suggested just putting the casing trim around the window and butted up to the integrated j channel all around but nothing in the window s integrated j.

After you have cut the j trim to measurements secure the trim to the sides of the windows first with the 1 inch roofing nails. It usually comes in 10 inch wide rolls that can be cut into 5 inch wide strips with the tinner s snips. Well done installation of the j channel gives the vinyl siding a. How to j channel around windows.

So if you got hit with a white hot beam of desire to do it and you believe you can do it then no doubt roll up your sleeves and lets start hitting nails. The flashing is crucial for creating a watertight seal around windows and doors. J channels are used around windows and doors on inside corners and where the siding meets the soffit or roof at an angle. Simply slide the siding panel into the folded j channel.

Step 3 attach j trim. 2 regarding the vinyl casing trim i ve read you can actually slide the trim into the integrated j channel sort of like extending the j because the casing trim has a j. I assume you are talking the j channel that goes around doors and windows for the vinyl siding to go into.