I have fiber cement siding on my home. When the home was built the siding was put up to the window and sliding door frames. To put in new windows I would have to remove the siding to be able to remove the window. I want to put recessed trim around the windows and doors to dress up the curb appeal and to be able to remove a window in the future without having to remove the siding.
I'm thinking that I could make a 3 5/8" cut around each item at a depth down to the exterior sheeting and then peel out the siding from the cut line to the frame.
Once this is done I would insert a 2X4 in the opening and caulk.
Also, two of the windows are about 5' X 6'. They are arched at the top. I'm not sure how I would cut the ached area?
Does this sound like the right approach or is there a better and maybe easier way of doing this?
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bob
I'm thinking that I could make a 3 5/8" cut around each item at a depth down to the exterior sheeting and then peel out the siding from the cut line to the frame.
Once this is done I would insert a 2X4 in the opening and caulk.
Also, two of the windows are about 5' X 6'. They are arched at the top. I'm not sure how I would cut the ached area?
Does this sound like the right approach or is there a better and maybe easier way of doing this?
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bob