Inside corner post

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An inside corner post is the vertical vinyl-siding accessory installed where two walls meet at an interior angle, its channels receiving the siding panel ends from both directions while concealing their cut edges and allowing thermal movement. Crews plumb and fasten it before any panels go on, leaving the prescribed gap at top and bottom and hanging it on slotted nail hems so it can float.

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An inside corner post is the vertical vinyl-siding accessory installed where two walls meet at an interior angle, its channels receiving the siding panel ends from both directions while concealing their cut edges and allowing thermal movement. Crews plumb and fasten it before any panels go on, leaving the prescribed gap at top and bottom and hanging it on slotted nail hems so it can float. The alternative on fiber cement and wood is a square trim board caulked at both shoulders; in vinyl, this molded profile is the standard detail.

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