Applying Utility Trim To Siding

For vertical siding install j channel trim.

Applying utility trim to siding.

Cut the panel to the proper width and create tabs every 6 152mm using a snap lock punch. Furring may be needed to maintain the face of the panel at the desired angle. If the top is mitered miter the sides as well. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll.

With the siding clipped and ready push it into the utility channel until both the top and bottom of the siding engage with a reassuring click. Install trim under eaves rakes. Undersill trim is used anytime the top lock or bottom lock has been removed from the siding. At the bottoms of windows install under sill trim for horizontal siding and j channel trim for vertical siding.

To finish gable ends trim the gables with j channel. Finish the installation by inserting the tabs of the properly sized panel into the utility trim. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Install the siding panel making sure the lugs from the snap lock punch lock into the utility trim.

For horizontal siding install f channel trim at the soffit and gable rake. But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. If the result is a whole number you re in.