How To Remove Row Of Siding

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.

How to remove row of siding.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. You won t be able to. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.

To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip. Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Slide the separating tool underneath the bottom edge of the siding piece that is directly above the piece. Pull the piece of vinyl siding.

Here are the basic steps. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Start by lifting an overlapped piece of vinyl on the top row. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.