Tool For Replacing Vinyl Siding

Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2.

Tool for replacing vinyl siding.

Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. Subscribe to this old house. To save money it was suggested that there is a product that can re attach the siding without having to take all the siding off on the whole wall and re installing it.

Remove or replace a siding panel with the zip lock tool. Vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks. Replace a damaged vinyl siding panel. Unzip it from the lock and the damaged panel fig 76.

The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. Over time vinyl siding panels can become loose. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.

Use zip tool to disengage top of siding from the course above. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Lift up the course above and pull the nails holding siding to wall. Proper vinyl siding maintenance helps preserve the look of your home while reducing heating and cooling costs.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. To disengage the lock pull down and slide the tool along the length of the panel. Zip lock unlocking tool.

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. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Insert the curved end of the tool under the end of the panel and hook onto the back lip of the buttlock. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.

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. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. The best option when repairing vinyl siding is to replace the damaged panel. Side swiper vinyl siding replacement tool malco see illustrations above have to repair loose vinyl siding from my house due to improper installation.

Below are the vinyl siding institute s instructions for replacing a panel. By using a vinyl siding removal tool you can guide loose panels back into place. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint.

This can cause panels to chip or crack if left unattended.