Cutting Wood Siding For Window Trim

Cut a 1 inch notch out of the j molding at both ends by scoring it with a utility knife across its top side.

Cutting wood siding for window trim.

When it comes to choosing your fasteners don t. Cut pvc trim boards with the same hand and power tools that you use for. Touch up the divided hardie trim boards before trimming them to your window. Whenever possible we used additional material to spread out the pressure at the fulcrum.

Pulling old trim off the historic home involved carefully cutting the caulk seams with a razor knife and then prying it up with a flat bar. You will see the trims lay nice and flat. Nail the thick part of the trim to the framing with 2 in. How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding.

Place the top piece and hold the trim 3 16 in. How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding. Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window. Make a vertical mark where the end of the stool touches the jamb.

Cut away the extra siding. Make sure that a drip cap is installed first over the window before going for the hardie siding. Using a circular saw set to the right depth just a hair shallower than our siding to ensure we didn t break through the house wrap or wall and a brace to ensure a straight cut we cut away the extra siding from around our window frame. Connect the two marks with a square and make an x in the area defined by the lines.

Fasten pvc trim with stainless steel screws or hot dipped siding nails. Keeping the back corner against the sill trim slide the end of the upside down stool against the jamb. Face nail trims using 2 inch 16 gauge finish nails after every 16 inches apart. Brads spaced about every 6 in.

Nail the trim to the jamb with 1 in. Away from the jamb at both ends and along the base of the window casing. Step 3 check the fit then cut to length.