Vinyl Siding J Trim Installation

Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing.

Vinyl siding j trim installation.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. E install siding over the window you may need to center a butt joint over the window in order to get these last pieces installed. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. Miter or cut tabs at the ends.

But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill 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. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. Because vinyl expands and contracts do not nail the trim too secure.

Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some. 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. J channel on inside wall and behind fascia board fig. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

Step 4 measurements for top. If the result is a whole number you re in. For open overhangs use f trim which has been nailed to the wall of the house. The most common approach here is to install sill trim at the soffits rip down the top course of siding and crimp the siding so the sill trim holds it in place.

Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. Gap at all ends. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Measure the top piece and notch it. Marking the position of each piece before. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Vinyl soffit and fascia installation guide open eave installation.