How To Remove Vinyl Siding Corner Piece

Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner.

How to remove vinyl siding corner piece.

Working in one direction unzip. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction. After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.

Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. Once the zip tool is latched onto the lip pull the siding piece downward and slide the tool horizontally across the entire length of the panel unhooking the lip.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

You can t do that with vinyl corner pieces. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner.