How To Replace Damaged Steel Siding

Remove the bottom portion of the damaged section.

How to replace damaged steel siding. Apply a thick bead of sealant used for rain gutters such as. See if you can. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. You will be working with sharp materials and it is important to protect your hands.

If necessary move the wedges to make room for the saw but leave the wedges under the clapboard. Cut the damaged piece along its center with a razor knife or tin snips. Learn about lap siding vinyl siding stucco and more. You cut the damaged piece out a couple of inches below the top lock of that panel then nail that part down.

Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. With a heavy duty puddy knife open up a little under the top lock and panel that you left. The new panel you cut the top lock off scribe just under the lock and snap it off trim height if need to fit. Put on your gloves.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. No matter the type of siding you have on your home this guide will help you repair it. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video.

Step 1 setting up. Step 2 removing the nails. How to remove steel siding. Step 3 removing the siding.

Cut all the way through the board to include the damaged area. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house. Cut the top lock off a new panel.