Fixing Siding Corners

Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool.

Fixing siding corners.

You cut a corner too sharply and knock into them with ladders the lawn mower garden hose bikes you name it. Corner edges of aluminum siding the end caps get banged into a lot. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. These small repairs can add years to the life of the siding.

Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. When using the siding as a patch you do not need the nailing flanges so cutting it away makes the piece useful for you. With damaged wood corner pieces you simply remove the damaged piece and replace it with a new one. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up.

You can t do that with vinyl corner pieces. Vinyl siding corners are no exception. Find outside corner post vinyl siding trim at lowe s today. Holes dents and other damage to siding can usually be fixed quickly and inexpensively.

Subscribe to this old house. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. A medium grit sanding box is sufficient to make the patch fit properly as a patch on house.

You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. End caps are very easy to replace. Use a sanding block to sand the underside of the patch as well as the side of the damaged corner piece.