Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper.
How to do lap siding at top of windows.
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This allows the top of each panel to be covered by the one above it.
Pull the tip of the caulk tube slowly along the joint of the window trim and the siding holding the caulk gun at a.
Plywood sheathing provides a sound flat base for lap siding.
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
Staple a layer of house wrap to the sheathing working from the bottom up and overlapping joints by several inches so that any water that reaches it will shed down the wall.
You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase.
How to caulk the window trim on lap siding 1.
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