How To Remove Vinyl Siding Trim Piece

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.

How to remove vinyl siding trim piece.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. This pulls out the bottom. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.

Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction. Insert the tip of the zip tool into the notch. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner.

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Pull down on the zip tool as you twist it slightly.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Working in one direction unzip. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Look under the siding piece you just located for a short flat notch.