Removing Piece Of Siding From House

Locate the vinyl siding piece above the piece you need to replace.

Removing piece of siding from house.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Go to the end of that row either near a corner.

Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Once the zip tool is latched onto the lip pull the siding piece downward and slide the tool horizontally across the entire length of the panel unhooking the lip.

How to remove small pieces of vinyl siding 1. Slide the hook of the zip tool between the buttlock lip and toplock. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Working in one direction unzip.

If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. Look under the siding piece you just located for a short flat notch. Lift up the very top portion of the trim to expose the top edge of the vertical siding. Usually the nails will be below the piece of siding you removed.

Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. If it remains stuck double check to see if. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. More importantly removing one piece of siding should expose the nails on another piece that would normally be covered.

However depending on how your siding is arranged they could be to the left or the right as well. Insert the tip of the zip tool into the notch. Pull the zip tool out to disengage the. Pull out the.

To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.