How To Piece In A Section Of Siding Vinyl

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

How to piece in a section of siding vinyl.

All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Vinyl siding usually comes in 12 foot 3 66 meter lengths.

Soffit and fascia starting with. Measure and cut the soffit pieces. Nail in the center of the nailing slot and leave about 1 32 in. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Of space between the nail head and the siding so the vinyl can move freely. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool.

With the new piece nailed use the zip tool to lock the upper piece down over it. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Don t nail the heads tightly or the siding will buckle when it warms up.