Trim & Accessories

Corners, J-channel, starter and the linear feet nobody counts.

5 articles

• J-Channel and Trim — Measured in Linear Feet, and Always Short

  The field panels get all the attention in a siding estimate. The trim is where the order runs short and the job stops.

• Soffit and Fascia — Wrapping the Eave Without Blocking It

  The most common mistake in an eave wrap is a beautiful new soffit with the intake ventilation sealed behind it.

• Detailing an Opening — Flashing First, Trim Second, Caulk Almost Never

  A window that leaks into the wall usually looks perfect from outside, because the failure is in the order of four layers nobody can see.

• Corners — The Detail That Shows From Every Angle

  A house is looked at from its corners more than from its faces, and the corner detail is where a siding job reveals its price.

• Vinyl Siding Rattling in the Wind — Loose Locks, Not Loose Nails

  Some movement is designed in. A rattle is not movement, it is two pieces that were meant to be engaged and are not.