Adding Wood Trim To Vinyl Windows

Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.

Adding wood trim to vinyl windows.

In this video this old house host kevin o connor adds window trim to vinyl siding with the help of vinyl siding installer richard scalzi. We left ourselves 2 weeks between closing and move in and we very naively thought we could re do the master bedroom carpet paint window treatments the living room removing old paneling carpeting putting texture on the walls priming painting laying laminate ourselves and installing baseboards window trim and the foyer hallway. When installing window molding start at the top. Unscrew and remove the storm window from the outside of the window.

Most trim carpenters don t even use a tape to trim windows. Here s how they do it. Basically i was thinking of cutting my siding back 3 5 inches or so then in stalling a 3 4 thick vinyl block between the window and the siding. Cut a 45 degree angle on one end of the trim and hold it so the short end of the angle.

It s all done by eye with a sharp pencil a miter saw and an 18 gauge nailer. Pry off the vinyl siding and j channel from around the perimeter of the window. Use just one nail to hold each shim in place. I was wondering if i could cut back the vinyl to add a wider trim board around my windows providing a more colonial look.