Fix Siding Corner

With damaged wood corner pieces.

Fix siding corner.

Seal these joints with a 35 year paintable acrylic caulk. The outer corners on any house have double the exposure of any other surface. Vinyl siding corners are no exception. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards.

Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex during warmer or colder weather. After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. 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. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps.

Be careful because older siding can become brittle. Where siding meets a roof it will rot if the siding touches the shingles. Gap at corner and butt joints. Also adjust lawn sprinklers so they don t hit the siding.

Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel. How to repair the corner trim on vinyl siding. Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding.