How To Replace A Bad Piece Of Vinyl Siding

Put the faded siding in as the replacement.

How to replace a bad piece of vinyl siding. With the other use the claw. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. Subscribe to this old house. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in.

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Wiggle the hook into the curved bottom lip of.

Hold the loose undamaged piece of vinyl up and out of the way with one hand. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Slip the hook of the zip tool into the joint between the damaged piece and the piece above it.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. 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 a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

Above the bottom edge. If you can t buy matching siding or if your siding has faded from sun exposure remove a piece from an inconspicuous place on the back of the house.