Bending A Siding Corner

How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools.

Bending a siding corner.

Here s how to do it. It resists denting peeling rusting flaking and corrosion and is ready to install whenever you re ready to make your home look amazing. We re gonna show you today how to use a metal brake. Step 1 determine the size of the area where the bent piece of trim is going to be installed.

Follow standard safety procedures. Outside corner post white 4 in x 120 in vinyl siding trim. Still with the finished side down mark 1 1 2 inches from the hem. Begin with the finished side down completely hem one edge.

Flip the sheet over and repeat. Item 6976 model 4002088. I m going to show you how to make an smooth aluminum siding corner for siding the is no longer manufactured. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards.

Post which sits proud of the siding about 1 4 in. The heat used to bend the trim can be extremely dangerous. How to do it. I bought a house a couple of months ago that had quite a few siding corners missing over 10.

Start with the finished side up set the brake at about 3 in. Learn how to bend aluminum trim metal for exterior trim in a metal brake. With care and patience full size sheets of aluminium can be cut using this method. Rich wagner demonstrates how to bend a piece of fascia trim for vinyl siding from standard aluminum coil stock.

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. Homeowners can perform the bending technique easily. Find metal siding trim at lowe s today. The corner has perpendicular insets to accept the ends of the siding panels and a 4 in.

After a few wiggles the sheet will fracture along the cut line leaving a clean break as shown in the above photos. And since the siding appears to have been m. Measure the area with a tape measure to determine the angle of the bend and how it is going to be made.