Repairing Siding Trim

Building paper flashings and trim must be installed around them correctly or water can seep behind the trim and the window or door damaging the house framing.

Repairing siding trim. Repair minor holes quickly and easily with vinyl caulk. It s much easier to create a patch for the damaged corner trim. Soffit and fascia products used with vinyl siding. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece.

Then install the recently bought piece at the less visible location. If the repair is on a highly visible portion of the house you may want to remove a piece from a less visible part of the house perhaps in the back or behind a bush and use that as the patch. Slightly larger damage can be removed as a small segment and replaced with a patch. Repainted aluminum or stainless steel nails are available to match siding and trim colors.

How to seal joints a quality siding job is well sealed otherwise water can infiltrate and damage sheathing or the back of siding. Trim the hardened caulk flush with the siding using a razor blade. Vinyl siding is fairly resilient but stray baseballs or chunks of hail can leave behind holes dents and cracks. Use zip tool to disengage top of siding from the course above.

Even if you find an exact replacement the siding on your walls may have faded meaning that the new pieces will be noticeably darker. Rotted trim external trim that has rotted is relatively easy to repair however the cost of labor will be where you incur much of your expense with the average exterior trim repair costing 681 depending upon the extent of the damage of the rot your professional might be able to fix the problem with a blend of epoxy and paint which can be much less expensive than trying to replace exterior. When an entire vinyl panel is compromised you ll have to remove the whole thing and. The corner trim s fasteners are beneath the siding and hard to remove without removing siding as well.

A one inch hem placed along one edge of flat trim such as fascia will help minimize buckling or oil canning. Nail holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are tough to repair without replacing the entire piece but a squirt of color matched caulk from a siding supplier will solve the problem for a lot less money and aggravation.