How To Repair Vinyl Siding This Old House

Replacement siding can be found at a building products store or a vinyl siding distributor.

How to repair vinyl siding this old house. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. You don t need a lot of tools to do this mainly a vinyl knife and then a couple lengths of vinyl that match your house. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. How to patch and repair vinyl siding.

The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. A contractor can charge 300 or more for the vinyl siding repair. Of course we couldn t find that eye roll so our new vinyl is a slight variation on the original stuff. Improve your home s curb appeal by repairing your vinyl siding.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. About ask this old house tv. Repairing small sections of vinyl siding can be an expensive proposition if you have a repair technician come out for a house call.

Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects and we re ready to answer. For written steps shopping and tools list go to. In this video from this old house you ll learn how to repair vinyl siding with general contractor tom silva steps. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.

Toh general contractor shows you how. And to be honest i don t care because no one can see it anyway. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color.