Adding Window Trim To Vinyl Siding

Make the window sill a little wider than the rest of the window frame.

Adding window trim to vinyl siding.

With the window installed the last thing you will need to do to the exterior of the window is to replace any removed vinyl siding. Vinyl siding can be cut with either tin snipper or a utility knife. Do not cut the vinyl off. Exterior window trim on vinyl siding if your home has vinyl siding and you d like to add vinyl window trim you will first need to remove the existing siding and j channel from around the windows.

Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of. Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed.

Remember that interior window trim can also add or detract from how nice your home looks from the street. Available in a variety of colors and styles vinyl siding is widely used and favored by many contractors and do it yourselfers for its durability. You may be able to reuse the old siding if it is not damaged otherwise you may need to cut new sections. Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut.

If you don t wish to. In this video this old house host kevin o connor adds window trim to vinyl siding with the help of vinyl siding installer richard scalzi. Unscrew and remove the storm window from the outside of the window. Pry off the vinyl siding and j channel from around the perimeter of the window.

Installing vinyl siding around windows.