How To Remove Vinyl Siding Corner Piece

Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

How to remove vinyl siding corner piece. You can t do that with vinyl 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. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. 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. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex.

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. They not only hide the ends of the vinyl siding sheets but also the corners serve as the connector piece that holds the vinyl sheets in place. 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. Working in one direction unzip. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.