How To Remove Vinyl Siding Without Zip Tool

Starting at the bottom edge of the damaged siding panel wiggle the curved tip of the zip tool blade under a loose spot.

How to remove vinyl siding without zip tool.

Re fasten and re connect the siding. This is because vinyl siding has a lip referred to as a buttlock that is locked. You can remove your vinyl siding with something you have laying around the house. Unlock the top joint.

Remove and replace the corner trim as needed. Then using a small flat bar or a pair of them remove the siding nails holding the siding in place. Remove enough siding nails to remove or loosen the siding end enough to expose the nails holding the vertical vinyl corner trim in place. Nail puller pliers are a useful tool for easily removing siding nails.

You won t be able. Vinyl siding is held on by hundreds of nails which you ll be removing along the way. Make sure to have a trash bucket of some kind close to your work area so you can throw all of the nails in it as you go. Unlock the bottom joint.

Locate the bottom corner of the piece of siding on top of the siding you are going to remove you will need to unlock. This will be where the j channel connects to the locking edge of the lower piece of siding. Thrust a zip tool up hook first beneath the overlap where the j channel resides. Vertical siding specifically vinyl siding can look impossible to remove since there are no exposed fasteners.