How To Install Vinyl Siding Around Existing Windows

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

How to install vinyl siding around existing windows. All of the vinyl pieces have little holes on the top of them where nails can be inserted. Cutting and installing the siding 1 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. Then secure the panels with nails leaving 1 16 of an inch to 1 8 of an inch of the nail exposed to allow the vinyl siding to move as it expands. Use a hammer to insert nail in about every fifth hole or whatever you may feel necessary.

If the result is a whole number you re in. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. 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. However vinyl is much easier to remove modify and install than any other type of siding so don t let it deter you if you want to add a new window move a door or build an addition.

Remove the sash cord pulleys and stuff the weight pockets with fiberglass insulation. Measure the window diagonally from corner to corner. Push the new vinyl unit into place tight against the outside stop and drive the mounting screws in the sides. Trim the shims flush with the framing by scoring them with a utility knife and then snapping off the excess.

Either remove the sash liners and springs or open the sash pockets and pull out the weights. Then notch the next piece to fit. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. The vinyl siding should lock into one another with the siding locking edge locking into the coursing below.

To stiffen the trimmed section slide a length of utility trim. If the existing window is fitted with aluminum tracks use a pair of pliers to pull out the staples holding the tracks in place. Here we ll describe how to rework vinyl siding around a new window. With the insulation backing in place install siding to within one row of the bottom of the window.

Remove the old top sash. The measurements should be the same.