How To Trim Windows With Vinyl Siding

Installing vinyl siding around windows.

How to trim windows with vinyl siding.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Trimming out windows and doors is one of the most important steps when installing new siding on a home. Install door window trim. Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of.

Certainteed window and door trim puts out the welcome mat creating a first impression with lasting effect. Before installing door and window trim first caulk around the openings to create a moisture and air proof seal. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. For even more personality and charm add a decorative corner or crown molding above the door or window.

Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed. Installing insulated vinyl siding is very similar to installing traditional vinyl siding. Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Use a siding removal tool.

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Lineal trim can help unify and accent a home s exterior adding a design element that can be both subtle and distinctive. Exterior window trim on vinyl siding if your home has vinyl siding and you d like to add vinyl window trim you will first need to remove the existing siding and j channel from around the windows. Cut j channel for the sides of the window.

Do not cut the vinyl off. A well done trim installation can set up the rest of the project for success and dramatically improve the overall appearance of the home.