Installing Exterior Window Trim Over Aluminum Siding

The wrb is lapped over the head flashing or the flashing is taped.

Installing exterior window trim over aluminum siding.

Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. The rain screen battens are run down to the top of the window flange. Typically aluminum is not used anymore to reside residential homes so the siding needed to be special ordered. How to install windows on a home with aluminum siding removal of old window.

That one long straight line of trim made the siding install super easy. To remove the old window you will first need. Cut the horizontal piece to size and snap it in place over the vertical moldings. Prepare the area for installation of the new window.

To reach the flange you need to remove the aluminum. If the trim is being applied over the hardi panels. The cement board panels are fastened to the battens. You can use shims if necessary to level and plumb the.

The client had a tight budget and just wanted to patch in new siding to match the existing siding. Aluminum windows are usually installed by attaching them through a flange to the wall framing and then the flange is covered with the siding. And my dad notched the front door trim around the new threshold so it would run all the way down to the porch floor. At each corner suspend the.

The head flashing is installed in a bed of caulking onto the top of the window frame. On this particular job the home already had aluminum siding. These will be easy to trim to exactly the right length at the end. Before you replace the siding cut and install new j channels to prevent water from leaking into your home.

Foam board is the most commonly recommended underlayment application for aluminum siding. Slide the new window frame into place.