How To Reattach Plastic Siding

If the shutter was ripped from the house the holes may be stripped.

How to reattach plastic siding.

Reposition the shutter on the wall. How to retack siding step 1. Insert your caulk into the caulk gun and cut off its tip. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex.

Put the tip into the hole or crack you are filling. If there is no rotten wood visible. At the same time use your hand to push the panel onto the upper locking edge of the panel beneath it. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Using metal screws with painted heads is an alternate method to install exterior shutters on all types of siding stucco and masonry. Inspect the holes in the house that you will screw the shutter into. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.

Screw a two inch weatherproof deck screw into each hole to ensure there is still bite to the hole. Remove the siding in the reverse of how it was installed. Fill imperfections with the caulk. Slide the tool to within 6 inches of the end of the panel and pull the handle toward you forcing the buttlock open.

If the screw slips right in fill the hole with wood filler. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up. After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

The panels should reattach easily. Work down the panel using your hand and the siding tool in this way until the panel has completely snapped back together. Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference mark. When the the lip clears the track on the panel underneath it release pressure.