Installing Vinyl Siding Corner Posts

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.

Installing vinyl siding corner posts.

After checking with a level for plumb nail them every 12 inches. 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. Start by cutting off a few inches of the j channel portion on the post. Expansionwhen the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts.

Are your foam corner post inserts falling out the bottom of your post. The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post. Installing inside corner posts.

Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot. Keep these pests out by capping each post before you install it. Position corner posts at exterior and interior corners and suspend them by two nails driven into the uppermost slot. In this video we share a quick tip on how to keep your corner post insert in place dur.

Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in. This video shows how to install certainteed outside corner posts for vinyl siding.