How To Remove Vinyl Siding Corner Piece

Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

How to remove vinyl siding corner piece.

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. 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. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.

Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. You can t do that with vinyl corner pieces. After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

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. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner.

Working in one direction unzip. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. 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.