How To Replace Damaged House Siding

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.

How to replace damaged house siding.

Install the new siding so there s a 1 in. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out. 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. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color.

Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. Pull the nails holding the damaged siding and remove the damaged piece. Use tin snips to trim a piece of new siding to fit the lowest gap. Gap between siding and shingles.

Remove all the damaged pieces of siding as well as the nails used to attach them. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip.

In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.

We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Remove the nails in the corner cap.