How To Take Vinyle Siding Apart

Cut out damaged section of vinyl siding.

How to take vinyle siding apart.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Slide the panel halfway open. Pull the piece of vinyl siding.

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Working in one direction unzip. The damaged panel of vinyl siding will now be flapping free since you have disconnected it at the top and bottom. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove.

Vinyl soffits are the portion under the roof eaves between the wall of your home and the edge of the roof. The vinyl soffit uses no fasteners. Lean the window upright against a workbench or wall with the sliding panel facing you and open the panel all the way. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. How to take apart sliding vinyl windows 1. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. Slide vinyl soffit out like a puzzle piece.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Removing vinyl soffits for replacement or repairs requires a helper to hold the ladder while you work. Remove the nails by using a pry bar. Lifting the vinyl as you re nailing also creates a strong bond between the sections of the siding.

Instead the soffit fits in between two channels like a puzzle piece. In this phase we pull each piece as we nail it to prevent the entire siding panel from falling apart. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Grip the edges of the panel and and lift it upward tilt the bottom toward you and.

Use the right nails finally we use galvanized roofing nails to keep the siding in place. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Here are the basic steps. Remove the nails holding the strip directly above the damaged area.

Once the zip tool is latched onto the lip pull the siding piece downward and slide the tool horizontally across the entire length of the panel unhooking the lip.