How To Repair Home Siding

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip.

How to repair home siding.

Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. How to repair wood siding. Showing you a cheap easy way how to replace or repair a hole in your siding. Then lock the siding back into place.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image. Measure and mark a point 2 inches 5 1 cm away from each side of the removed segment. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1.

The process is fairly simple. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. How to repair siding shingles. Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment.

Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. You ll use basic tools to wiggle the rotted shingle out reassemble the pieces and use the old shingle as a guide for the new one. Make the first cut with a circular saw.

This process called back priming will seal all sides of the wood to prevent moisture from causing the wood to deteriorate prematurely. The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. If your siding is in need of repair this section will show you how to remove damaged shingles and attach new ones. Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding.

Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts. Cut the spare piece of vinyl along the marks using straight tin snips. Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl.