How To Trim Vinyl Siding Around Windows

For even more personality and charm add a decorative corner or crown molding above the door or window.

How to trim vinyl siding around windows.

Lineal trim can help unify and accent a home s exterior adding a design element that can be both subtle and distinctive. 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. Install the trim just under the drip cap. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.

Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing. Certainteed window and door trim puts out the welcome mat creating a first impression with lasting effect. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. Cut a 1 inch notch out of the j molding at both ends by scoring it with a utility knife across its top side.