How To Remove Vinyl Siding Without Zip Tool

Re fasten and re connect the siding.

How to remove vinyl siding without zip tool.

You won t be able. Make sure to have a trash bucket of some kind close to your work area so you can throw all of the nails in it as you go. This is because vinyl siding has a lip referred to as a buttlock that is locked. While holding up the upper siding to expose the nailing.

You can remove your vinyl siding with something you have laying around the house. Vinyl siding is held on by hundreds of nails which you ll be removing along the way. Remove enough siding nails to remove or loosen the siding end enough to expose the nails holding the vertical vinyl corner trim in place. This will be where the j channel connects to the locking edge of the lower piece of siding.

Nail puller pliers are a useful tool for easily removing siding nails. Vertical siding specifically vinyl siding can look impossible to remove since there are no exposed fasteners. Remove and replace the corner trim as needed. Unlock the bottom joint.

Locate the bottom corner of the piece of siding on top of the siding you are going to remove you will need to unlock. 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. Unlock the top joint. Then using a small flat bar or a pair of them remove the siding nails holding the siding in place.