Installing Vinyl Siding Corner Posts

Installing inside corner posts.

Installing vinyl siding corner posts.

Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post. Position corner posts at exterior and interior corners and suspend them by two nails driven into the uppermost slot. Fold back the remaining flaps and gently tap a crease into them with your hammer. After checking with a level for plumb nail them every 12 inches.

This video shows how to install certainteed outside corner posts for vinyl siding. Keep these pests out by capping each post before you install it. Mice bees and all sorts of other critters love making their home inside vinyl corner posts. Below the bottom of the starter strip.

Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot. 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. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in.

In this video we share a quick tip on how to keep your corner post insert in place dur. Start by cutting off a few inches of the j channel portion on the post.