Siding Around Garage Door Opening

Get the materials and tools ready.

Siding around garage door opening.

What is aluminum capping. Sander optional tape measure. To install wood lap siding and enhance the overall look of your home here is what you need to do. Wear the necessary personal protective equipment such as hand gloves and safety goggles.

Sheathing should smoothen across and cover the wall around the garage door completely to prevent moisture from building up. Still living with that builder grade garage door trim. Aluminum capping is also referred to as aluminum cladding and aluminum wrapping. Wood lap siding around a garage door looks best if it matches the siding of the house.

Install the 1 inch x 3 inches wood spacer on top of the garage door jamb and the exterior sheathing. How to install vinyl siding around garage doors prep the garage. Starter strip and first piece. Adding aluminum capping around your garage door will make this one less area of exterior home maintenance you ll need to worry about.

Measure the space between the corner mold and the j mold on one end of the garage wall. It s probably rotted and patched and looks awful by now. Fasten the decorative trim over the spacer allowing a inch slot where the sidings will be secured in place. In this video i ll show the process of upgrad.

Locate the wall studs beneath the boxing which is the plywood exterior of the garage with a stud.