How To Install Vinyl Siding To Soffit

Learn proper vinyl siding installation from start to finish.

How to install vinyl siding to soffit. Vinyl soffit and fascia installation guide open eave installation. When installing vented soffit panels if the existing soffit doesn t have openings for ventilation cut an adequate number of openings. Vinyl siding sheds water never rots is easy to repair and never needs painting. To complete the installation follow installation over open eaves steps 3 through 5 of installation over open eaves.

J channel on inside wall and behind fascia board fig. Cut your soffit. All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. For many homeowners the only thing better than vinyl siding is do it yourself vinyl siding installation.

This video includes information on preparation installation over open eaves enclosed eaves and. Measure and cut the soffit. How to install vinyl soffit fascia step 1. If the soffit is to turn a corner cut and install j channel to allow 1 4 6 4mm for expansion at each of the adjoining walls and fascia boards.

Install lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia. For home remodels vinyl siding can even be installed directly over some forms of existing siding. In this episode learn about soffit types new construction v. For open overhangs use f trim which has been nailed to the wall of the house.

Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. A soffit is the horizontal surface under a roof overhang. Remove any existing soffit and f or j channel and fascia. Vinyl siding covers millions of new construction homes.

Nail an f channel to the wall every 6 to 12 inches 15 2 to 30 5 centimeters making sure the nails are centered within the channel s nail slots. If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. If you have an older house chances are these. Remodeling building code require.

Measure the distance between the channels. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Many accessories including trim soffit and fascia are available for a vinyl siding job.

Set your j channel along the wall and nail the long side of the channel up to the underside of the soffit. Attach an f channel to the bottom outer edge of the fascia board.