Installing Vinyl Siding Around Windows And Doors

I am getting ready to have vinyl siding installed on my home but i have an exterior door that needs to be repaired or replaced and i am adding three vinyl windows.

Installing vinyl siding around windows and doors.

Should doors and windows be replaced before installing vinyl siding. This will be used at the top and sides of your window. The flashing is crucial for creating a watertight seal around windows and doors. Inspect the flashing and building wrap around the window.

Ensure that the flashing along the bottom of the window overlaps the nailing hem of. A install the building paper. Cutting and installing the molding. Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. Longer siding panels don t stretch as readily as smaller ones so they re not as easy to adjust if they get out of whack. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap.

Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window. Install the snipped j molding along the bottom of the window. Roofing nails should be hammered in every eight inches. Place the siding where you want it and mark it a quarter inch from the edge.

Gap at all ends. Cut a 1 inch notch out. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. With vinyl siding aluminum is the best material for flashing. Continue cutting j molding for the remaining sides of the window and continue the process of nailing them.

To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.