Installing Vinyl Siding Corner Posts

Are your foam corner post inserts falling out the bottom of your post.

Installing vinyl siding corner posts.

Keep these pests out by capping each post before you install it. Installing inside corner posts. Each corner should be hung straight so drop a plumb line for each corner post. After checking with a level for plumb nail them every 12 inches.

Below the bottom of the starter strip. Hammer the first nail into the nailing slot. 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. 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. Inside corner posts are installed at the existing corners running from 3 4 in. 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. This video shows how to install certainteed outside corner posts for vinyl siding.

The way to allow for this expansion is to install the corner post down from the soffit or top of the corner. In this video we share a quick tip on how to keep your corner post insert in place dur.