How To Remove Shutters From Siding

Newer model shutters are mounted by.

How to remove shutters from siding.

Hello debbielynne first unscrew and remove them from your house. Use a drill or screwdriver and attempt to remove one of the fasteners. If you need to remove the house shutters but the screws have no head you cannot remove them like you would a traditional screw since there are no grooves for a screwdriver. Tap the chisel with a hammer to cut the end off the pin off flush.

Use a hammer to very gently tap the shutter lok until it is flush with the surface of the exterior window shutter. Place a chisel bevel side up on the face of the shutter with the tip of the chisel below the rounded face or button of the pin. Many shutters especially those made of vinyl are installed with fasteners called shutter locks. Then clean them real good.

Do not keep tapping as this will make the shutter start to dimple and you will need to purchase new shutter loks and start over because there is no way to pull them back out. I recommend spraying the paint on to the shutters. Then re attach them to the house. I m not sure who manufactures the paint.

I hope i m explaining this correctly. Any ideas how to remove this without damaging the siding. Shutter locks are plastic screws that have a flat head and are tapped into the side of the building to attach the shutter. Vinyl shutters typically use four to six fasteners per unit spaced around the perimeter.

Dh is going to remove and repaint the shutters. Lift the shutter off the brackets if you have newer model shutters. There is a paint made especially for this purpose. Any idea how to prevent this from happening again.

Evaluate which type of shutter mounting system holds your shutters in place. Inspect the face of the shutters to find the fasteners. The paint on our shutters has bleed run onto the vinyl siding leaving a faint paint smudge below each shutter. How to remove vinyl shutters step 1.