How To Install Vinyl Siding J Channel

Nail j channel pieces under the fascia.

How to install vinyl siding j channel.

Position the j channel under the window. Don t drive them tight. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab.

Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Through the middle of the slots. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds.

How to install vinyl siding with a j channel prepare. Notch in the back of each end and install. This video shows how to install the most common piece of siding trim j channel. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia.

Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Use corrosion resistant galvanized stainless steel or aluminum roofing type nails with a head diameter of. Cut out a 3 4 in.

Measure and cut the soffit. Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Cut a 3 4 in.

Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Miter bottom side j to give a false mitered appearance when installed.

Install j channel under the window. Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door.