Replacing A Damaged Piece Of Vinyl Siding

Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl.

Replacing a damaged piece of vinyl siding.

This piece walks you through two common projects. If a vinyl piece has come apart from its neighbor the solution is often to push it back up until it locks in place. This gives you about 1 of overlap on both ends. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

The total amount to replace a damaged section of vinyl siding averages 80 90. Siding contractors charge 40 50 per hour plus the cost of the siding which averages 40. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. Push the new piece into the nailing strip of the course below.

Patching and replacing panels. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. 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.

The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. With the other use the claw end of a hammer to pry up the nails holding the damaged piece of vinyl to the wall. To repair a single piece of damaged vinyl siding usually takes a contractor one hour to remove the damaged piece lay any underlayment 9 and replace it with a new piece. Hold the loose undamaged piece of vinyl up and out of the way with one hand.

Subscribe to this old house. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image. Cut the replacement piece of vinyl siding about 3 longer than the section you removed. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Then lock the siding back into place. Pull the nails holding the damaged siding and remove the damaged piece.

Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1.