How To Replace A Piece Of Vinyl Siding On A House
It ll better match the house than brand new siding.
How to replace a piece of vinyl siding on a house. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.
Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. This is our most comprehensive. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.
Push the upper piece. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.
The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.
Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Pull the tool downward to bring the hook over the top of the new piece of siding. Insert the zip tool into the hook at the bottom of the piece of vinyl above the new piece.
Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.