Fixing Siding Corners

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Fixing siding corners.

Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. End caps are very easy to replace. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.

Repair upgrade your vinyl siding corners and add curb appeal and market value to your home. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. You cut a corner too sharply and knock into them with ladders the lawn mower garden hose bikes you name it.

Find outside corner post vinyl siding trim at lowe s today. With damaged wood corner pieces you simply remove the damaged piece and replace it with a new one. These small repairs can add years to the life of the siding. Subscribe to this old house.

Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. Corner edges of aluminum siding the end caps get banged into a lot. Use a sanding block to sand the underside of the patch as well as the side of the damaged corner piece. A medium grit sanding box is sufficient to make the patch fit properly as a patch on house.

Vinyl siding corners are no exception. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. When using the siding as a patch you do not need the nailing flanges so cutting it away makes the piece useful for you.