How To Remove Steel Siding

Chemicals you might use on wood or vinyl siding can cause damage to steel.

How to remove steel siding.

If you do start with those. With a heavy duty puddy knife open up a little under the top lock and panel that you left. Running a finger along the siding will come away with a powdery film that needs scrubbed away. Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side.

Removing oxidation on siding requires a good cleaning. Aluminum and steel siding became popular in the 1950s and 60s as a cost effective choice to cover deteriorated wood siding. Metal siding section 1 overview. Insert your zip tool into a gap between the section of siding you select and the one covering the edge of it.

Remove the bottom portion of the damaged section. Water and electricity don t mix. You cut the damaged piece out a couple of inches below the top lock of that panel then nail that part down. Both metal siding types often were manufactured with a thin lining of foam designed to increase the insulation value of the siding.

When siding begins to look dull and lifeless oxidation is the culprit. Put those away and simply make up a solution of 1 3 cup liquid laundry detergent and 6 gallons of water to use with the pressure washer. Step 2 removing the nails. Slide your zip tool back and forth parallel to the section of steel siding that you have chosen.