How To Repair A Hole In Vinyl Siding

If you simply have a small puncture in your vinyl siding repair is easy.

How to repair a hole in vinyl siding.

Cut the spare piece of vinyl along the marks using straight tin snips. Wipe the area dry with a rag. Cutting the tip at a slight angle gives you more control over application. I sure hope so guys.

Tips for easy repairs to vinyl siding including how to fix a hole in the siding with a patch. Squirt the caulk into the hole so it fills the area behind the siding until it sticks out just a little from the front of the hole. Squeeze the caulk into the puncture to fill the space behind the hole. Squirt a generous dollop of exterior caulking that matches the color of the siding into the hole.

Use siding cleaner to clean the area around the puncture. Cut the nozzle tip on a tube of color matched vinyl siding caulk with a utility knife and fit the caulk into a caulk gun. Clean the siding around the hole with vinyl siding cleaner or mild dish detergent and water and a soft sponge. There are several ways to repair damaged vinyl siding depending on the extent of the damage.

Allow it to completely dry then use a razor scraper to cut the excess caulk flush with the outside of the siding. Wipe the siding dry with a rag. How to patch the hole. Cut the tip of your color match vinyl siding caulk and fit the tube into your caulk gun.

Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding. Ingram recommends using a tear aid type b vinyl repair patch kit which can be found at hardware and sporting goods stores for about 10 cost. Cut the nozzle tip on a tube of color matched vinyl. Overfill the hole slightly then use your caulk trimmer to scrape off the excess caulk.

Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment. Wipe the siding dry with a rag. You can mend small holes such as nail holes with exterior caulk designed to stick to vinyl. Clean the siding around the hole with vinyl siding cleaner or mild dish detergent and water and a soft sponge.

Fill in the hole with a tinted caulk that matches your siding or opt for a paintable version. Have i buttered you up enough with the last couple of pretty posts.