How To Replace A Piece Of Vinyl Siding At The Bottom

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.

How to replace a piece of vinyl siding at the bottom.

Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.

Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool. Vinyl siding pieces look to have been chewed through by an animal. 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.

This chalk line should be level and a consistent distance from the eaves or the top and bottom of the windows. First you nail up the new piece driving nails through the slots in the nail hem then you connect the buttlocks with the zip tool. Push the upper piece. Insert the zip tool into the hook at the bottom of the piece of vinyl above the new piece.

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. This is where the new siding will begin. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

Pull the tool downward to bring the hook over the top of the new piece of siding. Snap a level chalk line for the first starter strip at the base of the wall no less than 8 inches above ground level after determining the lowest corner of the house. They are at the bottom near the ground. Can i replace just the damaged pieces.

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.