Nail Trim To Vinyl Window

Trim out the biggest windows first.

Nail trim to vinyl window.

Combine this 3 4 inch with the width of your vinyl windows for an estimated nail length. Don t be shy with the hammer the trim will cover the hammer marks and you won t compromise the vapor barrier. Exterior window trim on vinyl siding if your home has vinyl siding and you d like to add vinyl window trim you will first need to remove the existing siding and j channel from around the windows. Integral fins are only found on vinyl windows.

Some vinyl windows have quite a depth to the nailing fin which obviously causes the wood trim boards to rock on the high point. That way you can reuse miscuts for the smaller windows and not run out of material. To prevent splitting avoid nailing closer than 2 in. However calculate your vinyl frame size before deciding on length.

The large ones have a tendancy to grow and bow in the sun. Integral nailing fins are called integral because the nailing fin and the window frame are extruded as one solid piece. When the windows are assembled all four corners are melted welded together creating a sealed shell around the entire perimeter of the window. For a general vinyl framing nail choose a 1 1 2 inch size.

The nail needs to be long enough to go through the vinyl slot and into the wood window frame to a depth of at least 3 4 inch. I m talking mostly about using hardi cedar or 5 4 trim nothing fancy. When nailing 3 4 in thick trim use 15 gauge 2 1 2 in. Brads for nailing to the jamb.