One more vinyl siding question

maxwell_smart00 · 12-19-2011, 09:41 PM

You guys have been extremely helpful with the siding so far!

One big issue. We bought windows with the integrated J channel. It's supposed to be 3/4, I think - but the 3/4 siding fits VERY tightly into it...I figure this can't be good...

I can push it in and move it, but it's very tight...Crestline 200 windows.

Any thoughts?

Andrew

maxwell_smart00 · 12-20-2011, 11:23 AM

no one has experience with this, I guess....

I've tried calling the window manufacturer, and they say their channel is 3/4, so I guess it's ok...

AGWhitehouse · 12-20-2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by maxwell_smart00

I can push it in and move it, but it's very tight...Crestline 200 windows.

Any thoughts?

Andrew

If you can move it around by hand I don't think you'll have problems...

maxwell_smart00 · 12-20-2011, 12:59 PM

I can move it by pulling really hard on it...it's not easy, but it's not permanently stuck in there...

maxwell_smart00 · 12-21-2011, 01:00 AM

Just talked to the window makers - the manufacturer of the windows says it's 3/4 channel, but I measured it to be 5/8...that eighth of an inch is a big deal, as it turns out - it's ratehr tight...

I guess I'll just have to squeeze it in and hope for the best?

AGWhitehouse · 12-21-2011, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxwell_smart00

I guess I'll just have to squeeze it in and hope for the best?

Hoping for the best is your option at this point short of:
1) getting the manufacturer out there and arguing for replacement window
2) cutting off the j-channel face, sanding smooth, and going with the siding system j-channel
3) possible heating the casing and deforming it to give a wider throat

rossfingal · 12-21-2011, 10:42 AM

If the siding is "snug" from the back of the panel to the face -
you shouldn't have any problems.
Usually, the expansion/contraction problems occur, along the length of the
panel.
Speaking from hundreds of vinyl, siding repairs.

rossfingal

Happy Holidays!

12-19-2011, 09:41 PM	#1
maxwell_smart00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	One more vinyl siding question You guys have been extremely helpful with the siding so far! One big issue. We bought windows with the integrated J channel. It's supposed to be 3/4, I think - but the 3/4 siding fits VERY tightly into it...I figure this can't be good... I can push it in and move it, but it's very tight...Crestline 200 windows. Any thoughts? Andrew

12-20-2011, 11:23 AM	#2
maxwell_smart00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	One more vinyl siding question no one has experience with this, I guess.... I've tried calling the window manufacturer, and they say their channel is 3/4, so I guess it's ok...

12-20-2011, 12:59 PM	#4
maxwell_smart00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	One more vinyl siding question I can move it by pulling really hard on it...it's not easy, but it's not permanently stuck in there...

12-21-2011, 01:00 AM	#5
maxwell_smart00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	One more vinyl siding question Just talked to the window makers - the manufacturer of the windows says it's 3/4 channel, but I measured it to be 5/8...that eighth of an inch is a big deal, as it turns out - it's ratehr tight... I guess I'll just have to squeeze it in and hope for the best?

12-21-2011, 10:42 AM	#7
rossfingal "Nail-Bender" Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western suburbs, Chicago, Il. Posts: 2,129	One more vinyl siding question If the siding is "snug" from the back of the panel to the face - you shouldn't have any problems. Usually, the expansion/contraction problems occur, along the length of the panel. Speaking from hundreds of vinyl, siding repairs. rossfingal Happy Holidays!

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