How To Remove Siding To Install A Deck

Add the next to last board.

How to remove siding to install a deck.

Most people would say that once you ve invested in vinyl there s little desire to remove it unless it needs to be repaired. If the shingle already has flashing on it the kickout flashing has to slip beneath it and you ll have to loosen or remove siding to do this. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. Slip the last board under the siding.

Add the next to last board then drive the screws. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. However the texture of the cedar shingles was more in line with our vision.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. You may need to remove the next to last board in order to slip the last board in place. To prevent water from seeping behind the deck s ledger board and rotting the board and the siding the flashing must cover the top of the ledger board and bend over the edge. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1. Then cut away the siding. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. If needed tap with a hammer and scrap piece to force it all the way down.

Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location. Add felt if needed before nailing the new wood on and prime the new wood on all four sides before installing it. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Attaching a deck to your house creates the potential for rot not only to the ledger board that you attach to the house to support the.

You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look. Our decision to remove the siding raised questions amongst our family and friends. Do not fasten yet. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

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