How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Windows

Siding must be cut in lengths to provide for expansion.

How to install vinyl siding around windows.

Gap at all ends. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Allow a 1 4 in. To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility trim.

Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted. Cutting and installing the siding 1 place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located horizontally along the wall. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window.

Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. There is no exact way to do this as long as you end up with the window and screen out while not destroying the frame or anything else around the window. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Gap for expansion wherever siding butts accessories.

When installing in freezing weather below 40. Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place.