How To Remove Vinyl Siding Corner Piece

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

How to remove vinyl siding corner piece.

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. Working in one direction unzip. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner.

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. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.

Instructions on how to replace a damaged vinyl corner. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.