Cutting Siding Around Windows

Maintenance wise correct installation around windows is a major factor in the long term health of your walls.

Cutting siding around windows.

Using a circular saw set to the right depth just a hair shallower than our siding to ensure we didn t break through the house wrap or wall and a brace to ensure a straight cut we cut away the extra siding from around our window frame. Measure the width and height of the window and add 1 2 inch each way for clearance. B cut the siding to fit under windows. Then use the utility knife to.

How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips. Best way to cut vinyl siding and installation leave a 1 4 in. Set the depth of the blade to about inch and cut the lap siding in small increments. Mark the location for the top of the window at the siding with a felt tip marker.

Cut away the extra siding. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing. Place the siding that has to be notched under the window. Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in.

Marking the position of each piece before. Install the siding a mark the cuts for siding under the window. Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located. C install the notched siding.

Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. Between each cut adjust the blade depth so it is deeper by inch. Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4. Don t cut all the way to the edges of the lines or the corners.

Use the snips to cut through the nailing hem. Lock the notched. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.

You will use a different type of saw to do this later. Gap at all ends. Cutting and installing the siding 1.