How To Reattach Plastic Siding

Insert your caulk into the caulk gun and cut off its tip.

How to reattach plastic siding.

At the same time use your hand to push the panel onto the upper locking edge of the panel beneath it. After you get the siding loosened reattach the corner piece. Under normal circumstances vinyl siding should not come loose if it was originally hung. Inspect the holes in the house that you will screw the shutter into.

How to retack siding step 1. Work down the panel using your hand and the siding tool in this way until the panel has completely snapped back together. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. The panels should reattach easily.

Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. If the screw slips right in fill the hole with wood filler. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference mark.

If the shutter was ripped from the house the holes may be stripped. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. Be sure to leave about 1 8 of the nail exposed to allow the siding to flex. Fill imperfections with the caulk.

Remove the siding in the reverse of how it was installed. Put the tip into the hole or crack you are filling. Screw a two inch weatherproof deck screw into each hole to ensure there is still bite to the hole. Slide the tool to within 6 inches of the end of the panel and pull the handle toward you forcing the buttlock open.

Press the trigger of the caulk gun until the hole is filled and the caulk emerges slightly from the hole. If there is no rotten wood visible. When the the lip clears the track on the panel underneath it release pressure. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up.