How Do You Replace A Piece Of Vinyl Siding

Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.

How do you replace a piece of vinyl siding.

Hold the loose undamaged piece of vinyl up and out of the way with one hand. With the other use the claw. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. The best way to get a replacement piece is to take the broken piece to vinyl siding distributors in your area and find the closest match.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Wiggle the hook into the curved bottom lip of. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.

Slip the hook of the zip tool into the joint between the damaged piece and the piece above it. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding.