Siding Around Garage Door Opening

Wood lap siding around a garage door looks best if it matches the siding of the house.

Siding around garage door opening.

What is aluminum capping. Adding aluminum capping around your garage door will make this one less area of exterior home maintenance you ll need to worry about. Starter strip and first piece. Sheathing should smoothen across and cover the wall around the garage door completely to prevent moisture from building up.

Get the materials and tools ready. Whether the trim around your garage door opening is getting old and you want to replace it or you want to install trimming around a brand new garage door the job can be very easy as long as you have a few hours of time and the right tools. Capping is the process of applying cut and formed aluminum sheeting over exterior wood trim. In this video i ll show the process of upgrad.

Still living with that builder grade garage door trim. 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. Install the 1 inch x 3 inches wood spacer on top of the garage door jamb and the exterior sheathing.

To install wood lap siding and enhance the overall look of your home here is what you need to do. Step 1 get the area ready. Sander optional tape measure. Aluminum capping is also referred to as aluminum cladding and aluminum wrapping.

Measure the space between the corner mold and the j mold on one end of the garage wall.