Replace Damaged Corner Vinyl Siding

Easy way to replace unsightly damaged outside corners on your homes siding.

Replace damaged corner vinyl siding.

You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. The existing vinyl corner had a big hole. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

With damaged wood corner pieces. Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Has your vinyl siding corner come undone. This was a simple project and made our garage look a lot better. Subscribe to this old house. 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.

Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Vinyl siding corners are no exception. 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.

The outer corners on any house have double the exposure of any other surface. Here is how to do a diy vinyl siding corner repair. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner.

How to repair the corner trim on vinyl siding. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.