How To Piece In A Section Of Vinyl Siding

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.

How to piece in a section of vinyl siding.

Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Use a flat pry bar to remove the nails and the damaged section of siding. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool.

Soffit and fascia starting with. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Keep in mind that the soffit pieces should measure 1 4 inch 6 35 mm shorter than the actual length of the soffit. Push up gently until you hear a click.

Apply caulk apply generous beads of butyl or gutter caulk on the adjacent siding about 1 2 inch from the edges of the cutout area. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Once it is in place test by sliding the last piece back and forth slightly. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

Measure and cut the soffit pieces. All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex during warmer or colder weather. Vinyl siding usually comes in 12 foot 3 66 meter lengths.

Push the top of the vinyl siding with the tabs into the utility trim just enough to hold the edge and push the bottom against the second to last piece of siding. Cut a replacement panel that is 4 inches longer than the damaged section. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.

After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. Be sure the top and bottom click into place.