How To Remove Vinyl Siding Without Zip Tool

Re fasten and re connect the siding.

How to remove vinyl siding without zip tool. Unlock the top joint. Thrust a zip tool up hook first beneath the overlap where the j channel resides. Locate the bottom corner of the piece of siding on top of the siding you are going to remove you will need to unlock. Starting at the bottom edge of the damaged siding panel wiggle the curved tip of the zip tool blade under a loose spot.

This will be where the j channel connects to the locking edge of the lower piece of siding. Then using a small flat bar or a pair of them remove the siding nails holding the siding in place. You won t be able. Insert the screwdriver into the bottom locking edge and pry down and out on the edge until you can grab and pull the.

Remove enough siding nails to remove or loosen the siding end enough to expose the nails holding the vertical vinyl corner trim in place. Remove and replace the corner trim as needed. 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. To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip.

This is because vinyl siding has a lip referred to as a buttlock that is locked. Vertical siding specifically vinyl siding can look impossible to remove since there are no exposed fasteners. While holding up the upper siding to expose the nailing. Vinyl siding is held on by hundreds of nails which you ll be removing along the way.