Replacing Damaged Vinyl Siding Outside Corner

How to repair the corner trim on vinyl siding.

Replacing damaged vinyl siding outside corner. White outside corner posts 1600010 the home depot. 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. While today s exterior vinyl products withstand temperature extremes and ultraviolet rays without damage they may crack or fracture upon impact.

Here is how to do a diy vinyl siding corner repair. Corner pro clip on vinyl siding corners 5 5 in. This was a simple project and made our garage look a lot better. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up.

With damaged wood corner pieces. Clip on supercorners vinyl lap siding is a new innovative vinyl siding product designed to easily cover and replace damaged or faded siding corner. 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. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. 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. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

Subscribe to this old house. The outer corners on any house have double the exposure of any other surface.