Replacing Cracked Vinyl Siding

Use a utility knife to cut the nailing strip off the top of a piece of matching siding that s larger than the hole or crack then attach it on top of the damaged piece with construction adhesive.

Replacing cracked vinyl siding.

When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower.

How do you replace vinyl siding. On jul 26 2018. Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip.

I just filled with white exterior caulk. If a falling branch or a well hit baseball cracked a piece of your siding don t fret you can make it as good as new in about 15 minutes with a zip tool and a replacement piece. Unlike with interlocking. Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Subscribe to this old house. How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding. Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel.

It s as simple as unzipping the damaged piece and snapping in a new one. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding.