Gap Between Light And Siding

Use a wire cap to secure the two white wires together.

Gap between light and siding.

Hardie siding requires a minimum 2 gap from all hard surfaces like decks or rooflines and at least 8 from any soft surfaces like grass dirt or gravel. Wipe away any excess caulk. Always prime or paint any cut edges that are inserted into a window j channel. Always caulk between the siding and the trim.

Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion. Vertical trim gap caulking. I let my oldest spray the primer for practice and then the bottoms of the shelves. Now when it comes through the wall there probably in the old window design was a brick mold or a trim that went around the outside of that window that was wider.

Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires. What s the best way to fill that gap. It seems too wide for a bead of caulk. Leave a 1 8 gap between the siding and the trim or other materials to allow for structural movement.

It s called brick mold and it s a type of wood trim that s about 2 to 2. That s what actually when i say brick mold that s what it s called. Wet your finger and gently wipe the caulk in the gap to give it a smooth rounded appearance. Twist the black wire from the light fixture to the black wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.

In all about a 10 day project with some cycling and swimming in between. During my time working for james hardie i very rarely got calls from homeowners that wanted to submit a warranty claim for their hardie siding. The gap between the wall and the trim is fairly large at least 1 2 inch. In the course of repairs some of the caulk weatherstripping between the trim and the house came off.

Threw up the shelves secured with screws. Light channels were stapled underneath ran the lights and soldered the wires. I have a stucco sided house that i am repairing repainting. Do not caulk between siding and any built in receiving channels located at or around windows.