Installing Vinyl Siding Under Windows

B cut the siding to fit under windows.

Installing vinyl siding under windows.

This will leave a panel with an intact nail hem and proper exposure. Fitting siding over windows. Place the siding that has to be notched under the window. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

Mark the siding at 1 4 inch past the edge of each. To install the siding if partial panels are required mark the line to cut by measuring from the edge of the lock of the panel and cut the panel to the proper width. Gap at all ends. Measure and cut panel to fit.

Measure the width of the piece you need to cut by holding the length of siding against the window and marking the edge points on the panel with a pencil. A mark the cuts for siding under the window. When installing vinyl siding on each side of a window or door start on the side that needs the longer panels. When you mark each side add a inch to the width to allow for expansion.

Vinyl siding depends on a few special trim pieces that either hold everything together or hide the edges and ends of the panels. Undersill trim for instance is installed under windowsills or other horizontal projections and grasps the top edge of the siding panel below it see installing window trim. To get the depth of the notch measure the distance from the locking tab on the siding below to the undersill trim. Install siding around windows.

The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Measure and cut panel in the same manner detailed in step 14 but cut lower portion instead of top. Finishing top row of siding under eaves. When you get to a window you will need to cut sections from the panels directly above and below it to fit.

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. Longer siding panels don t stretch as readily as smaller ones so they re not as easy to adjust if they get out of whack. For more information refer to pages 28 32 of the vsi vinyl siding installation manual. Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located horizontally along the wall.