Siding
Opening up walls, floors, and siding brings also "opens up" opportunities for extra home improvements.
Continue making your way around the house in this fashion until you reach the last plane. This is the last wall surface that needs to be sided. You're going to do this wall in just the same way except there is one difference that needs to be noted. You now have two corners that must match up.
The first course should go pretty easy since the starter will help it go from point to point, but on the second course, start paying attention to your corners. Make sure you are matching up on both ends.
Depending on the house, this could occur on two outside corners, two inside corners, or one of each.
The first course should go pretty easy since the starter will help it go from point to point, but on the second course, start paying attention to your corners. Make sure you are matching up on both ends.
Depending on the house, this could occur on two outside corners, two inside corners, or one of each.
After you trim out all the windows (or at least the ones on the first floor), you'll want to trim out the doors in the same fashion. The only difference is that there usually isn't a bottom. In some circumstances though, there is. In either case, just follow the same procedure you did for the windows. Be sure the top piece laps over top of the side pieces to prevent water from getting in behind the J.
Difficult Siding Problems
Trimming the Sides of the Window
With the Mitered method, you simply measure the side of the window from the top edge of the trim to the bottom and add the width of the J (the visible part). On the bottom end of the J you´ll cut a miter, like in this picture. Then make a notch in the other end like this. This will be used to help shed water with the top piece. Getting this cut right will just take a little practice.
Don´t forget that one of the benefits of siding your house is that you can fix things that might not have been done right the first time, or are worn out.
This would include flashing windows. The entire process of properly flashing
windows is covered in our Windows Section, but I do want to mention it here.
Flashing your windows prevents wind and water from getting in. It also helps
shed water in the proper fashion, so be sure to check out that section before
installing the J-Channel.>
