Replacing Broken Vinyl Siding Corner

Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails.

Replacing broken vinyl siding corner.

With damaged wood corner pieces. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. Easy way to replace unsightly damaged outside corners on your homes siding. 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. Vinyl siding corners are no exception. 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. 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.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner. Subscribe to this old house. 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.