Installing Vinyl Siding Corner Posts

Are your foam corner post inserts falling out the bottom of your post.

Installing vinyl siding corner posts.

Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts. Below the bottom of the starter strip. This video shows how to install certainteed outside corner posts for vinyl siding. Start by cutting off a few inches of the j channel portion on the post.

After checking with a level for plumb nail them every 12 inches. In this video we share a quick tip on how to keep your corner post insert in place dur. Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post. Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot.

Position corner posts at exterior and interior corners and suspend them by two nails driven into the uppermost slot. Keep these pests out by capping each post before you install it. 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. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts.

Fold back the remaining flaps and gently tap a crease into them with your hammer. If you need to stack posts end to end to reach the full height of the wall cut 1 4 inch from the bottom of the top post and position it so that it overlaps the lower post by 1 inch or so so it will shed water.