How To Remove Vinyl Siding Trim Piece

Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner.

How to remove vinyl siding trim piece.

To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Working in one direction unzip. Pull down on the zip tool as you twist it slightly. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

This pulls out the bottom. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.

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 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. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction. Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc.