Adding Window Trim To Vinyl Siding

If you prefer shades of tan or brown pair a light vinyl siding with a matching soffit and make each window trim piece a darker shade of brown.

Adding window trim to vinyl siding.

Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Re install the vinyl siding. 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. 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.

Do not cut the vinyl off. Installing vinyl siding around windows. 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. Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area.

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. Use a siding removal tool. Remember that interior window trim can also add or detract from how nice your home looks from the street.

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. Pry off the vinyl siding and j channel from around the perimeter of the window. If you don t wish to. 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.

Vinyl siding can be cut with either tin snipper or a utility knife.