How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Bay Windows
Cut a length of drip edge to fit over the top of the window then slide it between the siding and the building paper.
How to install vinyl siding around bay windows. If it has brick mold apply a continuous bead of caulk around the opening. Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of. Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed. Lock the notched.
Install siding around windows. Complete the corner cuts with a sharp chisel. If your bay window is on the second floor then you should install all of the vinyl on the first floor without any problems. Do not cut the vinyl off.
Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Here we ll describe how to rework vinyl siding around a new window. Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4. If it has a nailing fin apply the caulk to the back of the fin.
When you get to a window you will need to cut sections from the panels directly above and below it to fit. Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located. Use a siding removal tool. This video shows two ways to trim around bay and bow windows when installing vinyl siding.
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.