How To Remove A Strip Of Vinyl Siding

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How to remove a strip of vinyl siding.

Subscribe to this old house. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand.

To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip. You won t be able to. Then unzip any pieces above the damaged piece. Pull the piece of vinyl siding.

If it remains stuck double check to see if. If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. If it is use it to remove the paint.

But first test it out on a small spot on the panel and leave it on for a short while to make sure that it is safe for vinyl. 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. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. You can also try using a solution of dish soap and baking soda.

Rub the paste onto the paint stain and leave on for a few minutes before using a soft rag to scrub it off gently. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Pull the zip tool down while simultaneously running it all the way across the lip of the vinyl siding panel to unlock or unzip the bottom most panel from the starter strip.

Pull the zip tool downward and out to unhook the bottom lip then slide it along the edge pulling the siding out as you go.