How To Repair A Metal Siding Corner

For the pieces that can be repaired you will simply need to get a bead of silicone caulk and run it along the flanges of the pieces that can be fixed.

How to repair a metal siding corner.

So now that we have the corner off use the pliers to flatten the corner to make the template. Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding. Starting at the bottom and working your way up the corner slip a replacement cap under the bottom edges of the panels above it. You will then get the new piece held up to the existing nailing strips and push them into place.

Although aluminum doesn t rust it can oxidize. 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. To do this you can use masking tape. Then use the tin snips to cut the blank out.

The exact installation process may vary depending on the siding you re using but generally you will need to position the posts on the corners and then nail them into place using the cut out nail slots. The corner posts are the pieces of siding that will wrap around the corners of the surface you re working on. This is the not fun part since there is usually a blind nail at the top of the corner holding it in place. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards.

Nail underneath at each corner with a small corrosion resistant ring shank nail. Do not do this along the pieces that need to be replaced. Put the next cap on repeating steps 3 and 4. Alternately for a different look take them all off trim the clapboards back a bit and install a vertical wooden lapped corner.

Install by running a thin bead of caulk along the end of each clapboard slide the top under the upper course and press into the caulk. Masking tape is essential as a way of protecting the siding so that you don t scratch it while cutting near it. Cut a segment out of the coil stock and use the old flattened corner and trace the outline onto the blank. Do it until all but the last end cap are fastened in place.

This is a chemical reaction which will leave the metal siding having white dull patches over the surface of the metal. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps.