How To Remove Vinyl Siding Trim Piece

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.

How to remove vinyl siding trim piece.

The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Pull down on the zip tool as you twist it slightly. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.

Insert the tip of the zip tool into the notch. 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. Look under the siding piece you just located for a short flat notch. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.

The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Working in one direction unzip.