How to replace/cover aluminum corner pieces with full vertical trim
I just bought a new house that has aluminum siding with individual corner pieces. They're constantly coming loose, blowing around or simply falling off. I'm looking for some ideas on how to either replace them or cover them with a more traditional full vertical corner trim. For the most part the siding is in pretty good shape other than these corners. If I can figure out a solution and paint then it would be a huge difference.
This is what I have:
And this is the look im going for: I had a local company look at it and they said they would attach a 1x3 on both sides of the existing corner, then bend a custom aluminum corner that wraps over everything (including the existing corner).
Would it be possible to just attached a pre-made pvc corner like this directly to the existing siding? They sell kits to plug the screw holes after attaching. The only thing I could think of is the gap that would be created from the straight piece of trim laying on top of the uneven siding pieces. I could also leave the existing corners underneath tho to keep things better sealed.
Hello, I need to replace some of my aluminum siding corners that have come off. The issue is that I can't find them anywhere in the size I need which is 10" long and can accomodate 3/4" wood siding.
I found some that were 10" long, but the grooves on the bottom wouldn't fit the thickness of the siding. It's hard to believe these are so hard to find! Is there an alternative that I can do to keep the water out?
Thanks!
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This "Hardi-plank" (cement board type stuff?) type siding has been deteriorating somewhat here along the base where it meets the roofing and moss has begun growing/accumulating. I scraped the moss/debris away and discovered there had indeed been some silicone caulking applied in that space/crack in the past as a method of potentially sealing that space/crack. Not sure without further investigation or dismantling of the siding and/or roofing to check whether there's any kind of flashing installed along in there; I sort of doubt it.
For the time being, however, I would like to at least scrape the flaking paint off the siding, then prime it and then repaint. The Kilz2 primer says it needs to be applied in temperature at least 50 degrees but we won't have that range of temperature here until May. The particular exterior paint, however, can be applied at temperatures down to 35 degrees minimum. So am looking for advice what I might do there meanwhile to help protect the siding from deteriorating much further until then at least. There's not much our typical wet and cold weather this time of year, rarely much above 40 degrees and with frequent rain and wind etc. prevents the idea of trying to cover the affected area with a plastic tent/tarp or cover or anything along those lines. The elements are as they are. Any comments/advice appreciated.
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02-17-22, 06:14 PM
