How To Replace A Piece Of Vinyl Siding On A House

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How to replace a piece of vinyl siding on a house.

When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. This is our most comprehensive. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below.

Pull the tool downward to bring the hook over the top of the new piece of siding. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

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. Insert the zip tool into the hook at the bottom of the piece of vinyl above the new piece. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.