How To Remove Siding For Repair

Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses.

How to remove siding for repair. If it remains stuck double check to see if. If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. It may be possible to reuse the siding. The wood will hold the upper piece of siding out of the way.

The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. Make the first cut with a circular saw. Repair the siding remove the nails in the corner cap.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

You ll probably need to start removing the siding to see the extent of the sheathing that needs to be replaced. Then unzip any pieces above the damaged piece. Photo by john powell on unsplash. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

Place scraps of wood underneath the edge of the upper piece to expose the nail flange of the piece that you are removing. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts. How to repair wood siding.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2.