How to trim out bath vent on siding (pics)

Greetings. Today I installed a Broan bath vent on the outside wall of my bathroom. Because my siding is not flat, I had to cut out the perimeter of the vent as the instructions say. I now have to trim out the opening. What is the best way? In the second pic you see a window that has a J- channel or whatever its called at the edges of the siding. I thought thats what I could use. Any inputs appreciated.

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Mikepier
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The J-channel would work a lot better if the cap was sticking out further. How hard have you mounted it? Can you yank it back out and set it on a ring of 2x2 blocking? I have also seen purpose-built things from the siding company for surface-mounted stuff like this, that has a zig-zag on the back edge to rest right on the siding. Used for mounting light fixtures and such. May be worth a look at the supply house.

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aemeijers

You need one of these

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Pat

There problem is not vinyl siding, but installation skill.

It is difficult to trim this out after the fact. Best would be to get a surface mount light mount that fits the profile of the siding and mount the dryer vent to it. Unfortunately, you already have the location cut. It looks like a through-the-siding light mount might still fit in the hole and you can mount the dryer vent on that.

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Michael Dobony

I'm assuming I can get this at Lowes or HD?

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Mikepier

Because of how the joists runs in my bathroom, and because there is a plumbing vent pipe in the same joist bay by the sill plate, I had no choice but to drill the 4" hole in that spot. I could not go up,down or side to side, this was it. As I posted before, if I can find those mounting blocks at Lowes, HD or some other building supply store, it loos like the best option.

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Mikepier

I don't think I would have followed the instructions in this case. That exterior vent cover would have covered the duct hole nicely. You could have put backer rod and caulk all around to seal it. I am clueless as to what a good remedy for this might be. Maybe try a siding supply company for trim pieces that you can fit in there. Can you extend the vent cover so that it is at least even with the existing siding?

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John Grabowski

Yes, its only held in with 2 screws now until I decide how to trim it.

Can I use foam board to build it out?

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Mikepier

I'm assuming I can get this at Lowes or HD?

I don't think so. I buy them from a vinyl siding supplier.

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Pat

Yes, its only held in with 2 screws now until I decide how to trim it.

Can I use foam board to build it out?

I don't know about the foam board, but perhaps something like this will work:

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John Grabowski

A couple of places I called have the mounting blocks, but they said they are made to be put in before the siding is put up. They don't know of a product to put on after the fact. If my hole is already cut, can't I finnagle the block in?

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Mikepier

This is uncharted territory for me. I suppose that it may be possible to put something that was sized appropriately in at an angle and then rotate. The width could not be bigger than the diagonal of the hole. You would also need to have a duct hole that lined up with your exhaust fan duct made in the piece. Measure three times before doing anything.

I'd take your pictures to the siding places and show them what you have to work with. They may have other ideas and materials that could work.

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John Grabowski

or cut some yourself from one-bys, prime, caulk, paint.

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Reply to
N8N

If the hole is cut to the size of the siding block, simply pop the siding loose and slide it in. You will need to hold the siding out of the way while you secure the block with roofing nails but is fairly easy to do. The blocks do come in several sizes so measure the existing hole before the trip. You may need to recut the siding to accept a larger block. Most blocks come with J channel molded in so you kill two birds with one block.

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rmorton

Maybe. One of those 'siding zipper' tools helps, as does doing the work after the sun has been shining on the wall a couple of hours. Worth a try- worst you can do is bust a piece of siding, and that doesn't look too hard to match.

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aemeijers

In a nutshell, Lowes and HD did sell those blocks. Had I known, all I had to do was mount the block first, then drill my 4" hole in the block, then mount the vent on the block. I did improvise. I put foam blocking to bring out the vent, then I used the blocking over the opening , then I installed the vent on the block. I'll try to take a pic tomorrow and post a new thread. Thanks for everyones help.

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Mikepier

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