Don't forget the TRIM!

Trim is an often overlooking but important part of siding. Especially siding with panels, where a whole rectangles must be measured and cut out of the inside of the panel. Often trial and error is used and small mistakes are evident. Trim can help hide this evidence around the window.

In the case of our three front windows, we used 3 separate windows and using trim around all three unified them. The trim helps our small windows look bigger and elongates our door to make them appear taller. Using trim in appropriate sizes finishes off a house and gives it a real wow factor.

Check out an image of our house with the siding finished. It looks pretty great although without paint the siding and the wood blend together.

Now check out that same side with trim of different widths selected to enhance the style of the house.

Much better! We have a large piece of trim covering the beam on our piers. There is another slightly smaller piece covering the siding panel seams between floors and another just under the eaves. There are two sizes running around each window and finally trim to cover the corners where the siding panels meet. We have also added detail trim under the front porch roof and above the balcony. Even the small triangles on the side where the roof pitch changes are dolled up with trim. Added bonues: All the trim will really pop once we have paint and stain in place.

Under the front porch roof. The angle is highlighted with 3.5" trim and the seam trim is continued here in 9.21". I'm looking forward to gazing at this roof after it is painted. Not really looking forward to the painting though.

This is the front of the house with eave trim in 9.21" and window trim in 5.5" on top.

Here's a closer look at the side where the trim really shines. It breaks up all the vertical lines and adds some

much needed detail to make this house look finished. The house will be skirted with horizontal lattice.

Some triangle love with two trim sizes to finish this angle transition. With the bracket and trim the level of detail enhances the style of the house and adds to the beauty. No stone was left unturned here.

For a complete trim schedule used on our Modified Beekeeper's Bungalow, download the FREE house plans here.

All of the siding and trim used is Louisiana Pacific Smart Siding and Smart Siding trim, reversible.

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