Installing Vinyl Trim Boards

And if you re working with textured trim align the grain on the screws with the grain on the trim.

Installing vinyl trim boards.

Unlike wooden baseboard and trim vinyl is waterproof and won t warp due to the weather. Just like with wood use a scarf joint to join pvc trim boards. Gap for every 18 ft. Installing vinyl fascia trim.

If you re installing trim in temps higher than 80 degrees f cut pieces to fit tightly. Pvc trim boards will expand and contract with wide variations in temperature. The fascia is nailed to the ends of the roof rafters and is used to attach a gutter to the roof. Be sure to order the screws that are designed for the type of trim you re working with.

It is scratch and scuff resistant and best of all you don t have to be a carpenter to install it. The build up of old caulking interferes with the positioning of new trim for the siding. Scrape away old caulking around windows and doors. If the backing is solid as when attaching a skirt board to a band joist you can further inhibit movement by gluing the trim to the joist with construction adhesive.

In addition it is easy to install using some baseboard adhesive and a utility knife. Of trim that s less than 10 in. Below 60 degrees leave a 1 8 in. A kit of 100 will secure 50 linear ft.

Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Install door window trim. If it s between 60 and 80 degrees leave a 1 16 in. Fascia board is the flat horizontal board along the edge of a roof.

Pvc cement is used on any joint that doesn t require an expansion gap. Vinyl baseboard molding works well for commercial applications or high traffic areas in your home. Adhesives pace who spends much of his time in the field with installers finds that the key to getting a good bond between pvc boards at those miters for example is to use. Before installing door and window trim first caulk around the openings to create a moisture and air proof seal.

Vinyl baseboard trim is an inexpensive resilient and attractive solution to seal the joint of your flooring against the wall. That way the plugs will be made of that exact same product. For fastening use stainless steel trim nails so the nails will last as long as the trim. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

A scarf is made from two opposing miters that are glued together with manufacturer recommended cement. After installation cover the gap with acrylic or. Remove downspouts lighting fixtures and mouldings where they will interfere with the siding installation.