How To Install Vinyl Siding Corners

13 simple vinyl siding installation tips use the wider starter strip.

How to install vinyl siding corners.

If the soffit on your house wraps around a corner you will need to. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. Space where panel butts corner post. Last nail should be at least 10 in.

From end of panel to allow neat lap. Understand how to deal with wrap around soffit. Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts. Overlap each panel 1 in.

Installing balance of siding. Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post. Cap the corner posts. Leave a 1 4 in.

Nail j channel pieces under the fascia. Siding should be lapped away from high traffic areas i e doors sidewalks etc. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least.

Of the factory prenotched cutouts. Measure and cut the soffit. Siding the soffit and fascia area 1. Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot.