How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Siding

Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it.

How to replace a broken piece of siding.

If there s a chance to use a power tool i might as well once it s cut you ll simply begin prying away the broken piece. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding. Slip a flat bar behind the vinyl siding and lever out the nails.

Hold any pieces above the. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding 1. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. When clapboards or shakes are rotten or broken your home s siding can no longer do the job it s meant to do.

Project step by step 3 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Damaged siding lets air water dirt and insects through to the inside. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. With the other use the claw end of a.

Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Face nail the top. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Remove the nails in the corner cap.

I used a ryobi jobplus to score ours. To remove and replace damaged siding. Then cut out the damaged section with a backsaw. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1.

Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Wiggle the hook into. To remove a damaged clapboard drive wedges t pull it away from the house and pry out the nails.

To remove the old siding simply score or cut away any old caulk or paint that might be in the joints. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.