J Channel Vinyl Siding Installation

You can do this by pressing the soffit pieces into the channel bending them to fit if necessary vinyl siding is quite flexible.

J channel vinyl siding installation.

Install bottom j channel to extend past side casing the width of the j face on each end. Through the middle of the slots. Push each panel into the j channel. Item 6555 model 329058.

Georgia pacific j channel clay 0 625 in x 150 in vinyl siding trim. Installing first siding panel. When it s correctly installed j channel gives the exterior of your home a crisp clean look. Don t drive them tight.

Cut a 3 4 in. J channels are used around windows and doors on inside corners and where the siding meets the soffit or roof at an angle. Notch in the bottom of side j channels and bend tab. Once the j channel is installed and the soffit pieces are cut you will be able install them.

Miter bottom side j to give a false mitered appearance when installed. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Install j channel under the window. Simply slide the siding panel into the folded j channel.

Cut and position an undersill trim if necessary see when to use undersill trim. Drive roofing nails every 8 to 10 in. Without j channel trim in place the siding would look messy and slipshod. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia.

Notch in the back of each end and install. Cut out a 3 4 in. The vinyl siding trim pieces should slide back and forth slightly. Position the j channel under the window.

The siding is inserted into the folded j channel.