Replacing Broken Vinyl Siding

The bottom of the next course is locked into.

Replacing broken vinyl siding.

Use zip tool to. It ll better match the house. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.

When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.

Measure and mark a point 2 inches 5 1 cm away from each side of the removed segment. Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the.

Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. What you need hammer tape measure zipper tool flat pry bar tin snips utility knife caulking gun replacement siding panels butyl caulk or gutter caulk duct tape materials for bracing a patch temporarily.

Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment.