How To Splice Vinyl Siding Corners

These tips will help you to do a professional installation of your vinyl siding.

How to splice vinyl siding corners.

Click on the vinyl siding installationtab and download the pdf manual and check out page 18. The corners of vinyl siding are one area where moisture can get in under the siding. If anyone can give me instructions or directions to instructions it would be greatly appreciated. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner.

Then install the corner posts over the flashing. Siding must be cut in lengths to provide for expansion. Off all but the outer face of the upper portion of the lower corner post. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

Of the upper post over the lower post allowing 1 4 in. I have googled it but everything is too vague to be of any real use saying things like the top piece must extend down over the bottom or just cut notches in the bottom piece to. Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. My outside corners are tall enough that i must splice two pieces of corner post to attain the proper height.

Vinyl siding must be nailed so expansion and contraction are not restricted. Remove any siding or exterior finish that isn t compatible with vinyl siding and make sure the walls are sheathed with a substrate to receive the siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. 1 2 inch 1 3 cm plywood or osb are common substrates and these are generally covered with roofing felt or another moisture barrier prior to siding the walls.

Choose the right nails allow approximately 1 16 in. Then lay 3 4 in. Between nail head and vinyl. To prevent this put flashing about one foot on each side of the corner.

If more than one length of inside corner post is required make a splice as follows. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Allow a 1 4 inch gap for expansion wherever siding butts accessories. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.