How To Remove Siding To Install A Deck

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How to remove siding to install a deck.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Most people would say that once you ve invested in vinyl there s little desire to remove it unless it needs to be repaired. You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look.

Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. You may need to remove the next to last board in order to slip the last board in place. Do not fasten yet.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck. Add the next to last board. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.

To prevent water from seeping behind the deck s ledger board and rotting the board and the siding the flashing must cover the top of the ledger board and bend over the edge. Our decision to remove the siding raised questions amongst our family and friends. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Attaching a deck to your house creates the potential for rot not only to the ledger board that you attach to the house to support the.

Add felt if needed before nailing the new wood on and prime the new wood on all four sides before installing it. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. If needed tap with a hammer and scrap piece to force it all the way down. However the texture of the cedar shingles was more in line with our vision.

Do not fasten yet. Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Add the next to last board then drive the screws.

Then cut away the siding.