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Garden Window: Adjustments and Reinstalling Siding From "Floors, Doors & Windows" episode DFDW-103

In this segment, hosts Jay Baker and Scott Branscom make adjustments to the window and reinstall the siding.

Tools and Materials:

utility knife
tape measure
hammer
cat's paw
level
roofing nails
flashing
trim material (1x stock, primer, paint)

Jay Baker and Scott Branscom, hosts of DIY's Floors, Doors & Windows workshop, show how to...

install a garden window that looks good from the outside, as well as from the inside.

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Once the window has been checked for level and plumb, nail through each hole in the nailing fins (figure A). Be careful that you don't hammer the nails so far that they damage the fin, or you are just inviting leaks. It is for this reason that you do not use a power nailer -- sometimes they are too powerful and will tear through the nailing fin.

2. You will probably have to cut the J-channel for the siding down to size. Tin snips and a razor knife are recommended for this. You will need J-channel at both sides of the window and at the top and bottom (figure B).

3. Replace any siding you removed (figure C). When installing vinyl siding, remember not to drive your nails all the way down, because the siding needs to be able to move a little bit.

RESOURCES :

Garden Window (Jeld-Wen)
JELD-WEN
Website: www.jeld-wen.com