How To Trim Vinyl Siding

This video shows how to properly trim around fixtures when installing vinyl siding.

How to trim vinyl siding.

Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. Place a strip of siding on the work table and align the place you plan to cut it with the edge of the table. Cut all the way to the first mark and remove the extra material then cut to the second mark then bend to create a tab. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width.

Cut the vinyl 1. Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Mark the inside of the window and one inch past that mark. You will need to review each type of material to ensure you select the one best suited for your home environmental conditions goals and design vision. Miter or cut tabs at the ends. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing.

Repeat for the other required notched corners. Start by laying the bottom cap flush against the edge of the wood frame. Trim is available in a few basic types of material. Wood aluminum man made composite fiber cement engineered wood and cellular pvc and vinyl.

Gap at all ends. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location. For the smoothest cuts put the blade in. Fit a circular saw with a fine toothed plywood cutting blade.

The best way to cut vinyl siding circular saw. Score the flat sections of the siding panels with a sharp.