How To Remove The First Louis Piece Of Vinyl Siding

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How to remove the first louis piece of vinyl siding.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. You won t be able. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. If you are going to throw it away or recycle it park a truck nearby so you can throw the siding directly into it for removal from your property.

First you nail up the new piece driving nails through the slots in the nail hem then you connect the buttlocks with the zip tool. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. 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. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.