How To Install Vinyl Garage Door Trim

Attach the top jamb three quarters of an inch from both ends and every 12 inches in between.

How to install vinyl garage door trim.

After a closed garage you can cut windows and doors and use a sheath masking tape to cover the tape to the windows and doors. Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Then measure the length of the moulding from the inside point of the miter you just cut to the desired length. Miter or cut tabs at the ends.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Start at one end of the vinyl siding trim around garage door and hold straight down the garage and wake up when you fast to the wall. Nail the head moulding piece to the door jamb with trim nails. Cut the first miter on the head moulding piece.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. Nail the vinyl jamb into place using 2 inch air nails starting with the top. Make a mark before you cut another 45 degree miter with the power miter. Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.

Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Nail the trim every 12 inches on center. One person can install but it s easier with two people. This will determine how long your trim will need to be.

Vinyl trim is used the most nowadays and the reason for this is the easy installation of vinyl trims as well as the variety of colors available. Repeat for the vertical. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well.