Bending A Siding Corner

I bought a house a couple of months ago that had quite a few siding corners missing over 10.

Bending a siding corner.

The heat used to bend the trim can be extremely dangerous. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. How to bend sheet metal without a brake. And since the siding appears to have been m.

The corner has perpendicular insets to accept the ends of the siding panels and a 4 in. Item 6976 model 4002088. Follow standard safety procedures. Flip the sheet over and repeat.

Find metal siding trim at lowe s today. Start with the finished side up set the brake at about 3 in. Post which sits proud of the siding about 1 4 in. In from the edge and bend a 90 degree angle.

Step 1 determine the size of the area where the bent piece of trim is going to be installed. Rich wagner demonstrates how to bend a piece of fascia trim for vinyl siding from standard aluminum coil stock. Here s how to do it. We re gonna show you today how to use a metal brake.

Making an aluminum siding corner. After a few wiggles the sheet will fracture along the cut line leaving a clean break as shown in the above photos. It resists denting peeling rusting flaking and corrosion and is ready to install whenever you re ready to make your home look amazing. Our corner trim matches every variety of our traditional and insulated siding so the look you achieve won t just look finished but perfectly finished.

Outside corner post white 4 in x 120 in vinyl siding trim. Homeowners can perform the bending technique easily. Begin with the finished side down completely hem one edge. Learn how to bend aluminum trim metal for exterior trim in a metal brake.

Still with the finished side down mark 1 1 2 inches from the hem. Measure the area with a tape measure to determine the angle of the bend and how it is going to be made. With care and patience full size sheets of aluminium can be cut using this method.