How To Replace A Piece Of Vinyl Siding In The Middle Of A Wall

Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.

How to replace a piece of vinyl siding in the middle of a wall.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut. 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. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. So he shows you how to remove the old piece safely and install a replacement piece. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. If you have questions about your home improvement projects stop by the forum on our website where shannon will answer your questions in detail. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding.

Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.