Vinyl Siding J Channel Installation

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Vinyl siding j channel installation.

The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. This manual sets forth the basic guidelines for vinyl siding installation. You ll make the same miter on the bottom. This will help keep the track dry and prevent accumulation of unwanted moisture.

Nail it to the wall but remember not to nail it tightly. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Don t drive them tight. To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.

Be sure to lap the side piece over the bottom then secure it with roofing nails the way you did the bottom. Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim. Updated information has been added as necessary. Siding manufactures differ in their recommendations regarding the spacing of the holes and the size.

Utility trim is used any time the top lock has been removed from the siding. The instructions herein are based in part on astm d4756 standard practice for installation of rigid poly vinyl chloride pvc siding and soffit the standard method for installation of vinyl siding and soffit. Install the j channel vinyl siding around all four sides of a window or three sides of a door. 1 4 inch weep holes should be drilled about 12 inches apart into the j channel only.

If necessary bend the siding to fit into place. Install j channel under the window. Through the middle of the slots. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel.

You ll also cut that 1 inch notch on the top end. Install utility trim or double utility trim under the window as a receiver for the cut siding. The sides piece of j channel should also be 2 inches longer than you actually need based on the height of the window. For the window first position the j channel against the window casing.

Using a snap lock punch punch the vinyl siding along the cut edge every 6 152mm so the raised lug is on the outside face.