How To Replace Siding Behind Utility Boxes

Since you have the metal you can put the top j a few inches above the box so you dont have to notch around the bushing.

How to replace siding behind utility boxes.

Is this something a person can do without contacting the utility company. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. On tuesday the utility company is going to be switching power on the outside of my house from a meter box that is installed into the siding and moving to a new meter box that was installed next to it over the siding. If its one of those ones that requires you to pull the glass we leave it.

The conduit doesn t go through the piece i want to remove. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. Remove the nails in the corner cap. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.

But what we do is take metal the same color as the siding and slip it behind the meter on all 4 sides and then j it out. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Never side over the electric wires.

The meter just has 4 screws attached to it. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. I need to replace the siding behind my electric meter. Need advice for replacing siding piece behind meter box.

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.