Drench a paper towel in either rubbing alcohol or white vinegar.
How to remove flashing adhesive off vinyl siding.
Place the putty knife under an edge of the tape and begin to push the tape loose.
How to remove tape residue from vinyl.
Measure and mark a point 2 inches 5 1 cm away from each side of the removed segment.
Scrape the sticky tape from the vinyl using a putty knife.
Then lag screw the ledger to the house using the fastener pattern approved in your plan.
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Both have properties that safely dissolve the tape residue without.
Cut the spare piece of vinyl along the marks using straight tin snips.
Wipe the paper towel over the affected area of your vinyl surface.
A building inspector we talked to said that incorrectly installed ledgers are the main cause of problems in do it yourself decks because the ledger may pull loose from the house.
Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding.
If the sidewall is stucco or solid wood like ours and you can t open it to get flashing behind it continue the step flashing to the peak of the roof then cover the step flashing with cap flashing.
Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment.
Repeat until all the tape residue.