How To Repair Vinyl Siding This Old House

Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects and we re ready to answer.

How to repair vinyl siding this old house.

And to be honest i don t care because no one can see it anyway. Repairing small sections of vinyl siding can be an expensive proposition if you have a repair technician come out for a house call. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Improve your home s curb appeal by repairing your vinyl siding.

A contractor can charge 300 or more for the vinyl siding repair. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.

The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. For written steps shopping and tools list go to. You re going to learn how to make the vinyl siding repair for a small fraction of that price. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Of course we couldn t find that eye roll so our new vinyl is a slight variation on the original stuff. Toh general contractor shows you how. In this video from this old house you ll learn how to repair vinyl siding with general contractor tom silva steps.

Replacement siding can be found at a building products store or a vinyl siding distributor. About ask this old house tv. You don t need a lot of tools to do this mainly a vinyl knife and then a couple lengths of vinyl that match your house.