How To Do Lap Siding At Top Of Windows
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How to do lap siding at top of windows. Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. How to caulk the window trim on lap siding 1. You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase.
Again follow the manufacturer s recommendations. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. This allows the top of each panel to be covered by the one above it. Panels are beveled which means that they are wedge shaped and that the bottom edge is thicker than the top.
Staple a layer of house wrap to the sheathing working from the bottom up and overlapping joints by several inches so that any water that reaches it will shed down the wall. Pull the tip of the caulk tube slowly along the joint of the window trim and the siding holding the caulk gun at a.