J Channel How To Install Vinyl Siding

Well done installation of the j channel gives the vinyl siding a professional look in corners doors windows and other edges of your home.

J channel how to install vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Measure and cut panel to fit. J channels are used around windows and doors on inside corners and where the siding meets the soffit or roof at an angle.

Gap at all ends. Install the siding adjacent to the deck conventionally and press the cut section into the j channel. Drop siding panel into j channel around top of window and install. 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.

To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top. Simply slide the siding panel into the folded j channel. Be sure to check both sides for proper fit.

Dealing with obstructions to side under a faucet remove the two mounting screws and. Finishing top row of siding under eaves.