What s the best way to fill that gap.
Gap between light and siding.
Do not caulk between siding and any built in receiving channels located at or around windows.
The gap between the wall and the trim is fairly large at least 1 2 inch.
Use a wire cap to secure the two white wires together.
Wet your finger and gently wipe the caulk in the gap to give it a smooth rounded appearance.
In all about a 10 day project with some cycling and swimming in between.
Always caulk between the siding and the trim.
Two coats of primer and two finish coats with sanding in between.
In the course of repairs some of the caulk weatherstripping between the trim and the house came off.
Fill any low spots or remaining gaps with additional caulking until the gap.
Always prime or paint any cut edges that are inserted into a window j channel.
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.
Vertical trim gap caulking.
Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires.
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.
And very often with the old wood windows there is a brick mold.
Threw up the shelves secured with screws.
It seems too wide for a bead of caulk.
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.
Wipe away any excess caulk.
I let my oldest spray the primer for practice and then the bottoms of the shelves.
Twist the black wire from the light fixture to the black wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
Light channels were stapled underneath ran the lights and soldered the wires.
That s what actually when i say brick mold that s what it s called.
I have a stucco sided house that i am repairing repainting.