How To Remove Siding On A House

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

How to remove siding on a house.

Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. Pull the piece of vinyl siding. Slide the tool about six inches 15 cm from where you inserted it and pry it. Here are the basic steps.

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 can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look. Detaching pieces of vinyl siding 1. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.

Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it. Slide the tool sideways and pry upward. Remove the anchoring nails. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.

You can remove your vinyl siding with something you have laying around the house. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location. Allow to sit until the stain begins to lift and bubble.

You can remove your vinyl siding with something you have laying around the house. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw.

Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side. You won t be able to. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

Slide the separating tool underneath the bottom edge of the siding piece that is directly above the piece. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.