How To Repair Corner Vinyl Siding

You can do your own vinyl siding repair on a corner and avoid spending money for a costly professional.

How to repair corner vinyl siding.

Follow the steps below for an easy project. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. The outer corners on any house have double the exposure of any other surface. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.

Replacing vinyl siding corners requires the loosening of the siding nearest the corner before you can remove and attach the new corner to the home. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Corner edges of aluminum siding the end caps get banged into a lot.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. With damaged wood corner pieces. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. You cut a corner too sharply and knock into them with ladders the lawn mower garden hose bikes you name it.

It ll better match the house than brand new siding. At a home improvement store purchase a patch that matches the damage piece you are looking to remove. Vinyl siding corners are no exception. Step 1 purchase vinyl siding patch.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.

How to repair the corner trim on vinyl siding. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. Subscribe to this old house. All you need are replacements aluminum nails a pry bar a utility knife silicone.