How To Remove Vinyl Siding Trim Piece

Pull down on the zip tool as you twist it slightly.

How to remove vinyl siding trim piece.

Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Insert the tip of the zip tool into the notch.

This pulls out the bottom. Working in one direction unzip. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Step 1 slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards.

Look under the siding piece you just located for a short flat notch. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. 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.

The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.