Installing Vinyl Siding Corner Posts

In this video we share a quick tip on how to keep your corner post insert in place dur.

Installing vinyl siding corner posts. Are your foam corner post inserts falling out the bottom of your post. Fold back the remaining flaps and gently tap a crease into them with your hammer. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts. Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post.

Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in. If vinyl soffit is to be installed allow proper distance below the underside of eaves for soffit installation accessories which vary according to the accessory used. Keep these pests out by capping each post before you install it. Installing inside corner posts.

After checking with a level for plumb nail them every 12 inches. Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot. Start by cutting off a few inches of the j channel portion on the post. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner.

Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts. Position corner posts at exterior and interior corners and suspend them by two nails driven into the uppermost slot.