Outisde attic access w/vinyl siding

[hobosalesman]

Is it possible to put vinyl siding over a hinged attic access in the gable end of a home? Seemed pretty straight forward till I realized the

2 J channels at the hinged seam would crush each other when the door was opened. The only workarounds I can think of are ugly hacks.

HS

[JerryD(upstateNY)]

If those "ugly hacks" are painted the same color as the siding, the only person who will ever see them is you. And after a week you will forget they are even there. You are making a problem where no problem exists.

[longshot]

use a wider hinge where the pin is outside the j channel.

[hobosalesman]

Unbelievable... the number of times I've put a hinge in a vise to make it fit, and I never thought of this. Must have been a "forest for the trees" kind of thing.

Thanks!