If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand.
How to take down vinyl siding ceiling.
Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove.
Marking the position of each piece before you remove it photo 2 will help you reposition the siding without stretching it.
How to install vinyl siding on a porch ceiling step 1.
Vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks.
Move the soffit toward the retaining channel under the roof edge.
How to remove vinyl soffit.
Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint.
The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.
If it remains stuck double check to see if.
Inspect the ceiling surface to make sure it is solid enough to support nails.
Invert the j channel vinyl siding pieces included with.
Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing.
Then you need to attempt to unsnap it from the next piece and get it loose and out without damaging the soffit or the j channel.
Clean tough stains off with a nonabrasive cleaner or a homemade vinyl siding cleaner of soap and water that won t damage the surface of the vinyl.
The material cannot split or crack.
Remove any border molding or fixtures from the ceiling.
Gently yank down on the vinyl soffit and it should pop out.
Ask your helper to hold the bottom of the ladder while you climb.
That should expose the nails on the 2nd piece.
Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel.
If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in.