Installing Vinyl Corner Trim

Easily install your own vinyl siding by following these 23 steps.

Installing vinyl corner trim.

The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed. Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in. Expansion gap between the trim and the window frame. Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts.

Take your home from ordinary to extraordinary. Cut miters to fit and dry fit your cuts to check the joints and lengths. Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips. This allows the trim to fold nicely around the corner of the wall.

Glue and attach the trim once it is cut. Install the corner posts. Once the vinyl baseboard is folded in the right place use a utility knife to cut about half the thickness of the trim off the outside crease on the outside of the vinyl baseboard. If vinyl soffit is to be installed allow proper distance below the underside of eaves for soffit installation accessories which vary according to the accessory used.

This works fine most of the time but always add a few blobs of caulking inside the bottom lip of the top course for extra security. Below the bottom of the starter strip. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. Rigid foam sheathing to both sides of the corners and nail the corner trim over these strips.

Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot. Install starter strips trim now you re ready to begin installation of the starter strips and corner posts that receive the siding panels. How to install vinyl and aluminum siding and step 2. Next nail strips of 1 2 in.

Blend traditional lap siding seamlessly around every bend with vinyl carpentry corner systems or with cedar impressions shakes and shingles with matching inside and outside mitered corners. This article is a continuation of the discussion that began with step 1. Measure carefully when applying trim around vinyl or aluminum clad windows and leave a 1 8 in. Use a 4 piece corner system to add a contrasting or coordinating color.

Pocket screws are the best method of joining corners when you re cementing window and door trim assemblies see next tip. Installing inside corner posts.