Fixing Piece Of Siding

Draw a square around the damaged siding.

Fixing piece of siding.

The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding. After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters. If you have damaged wood shingles you may be able to seal small less than 1 16 inch cracks with a flexible exterior grade paintable caulk and paint it to match your siding.

Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar. Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in. Use caution when working on.

You need your utility knife a piece of aluminum siding a household cleaner and a silicone sealant. How to repair stucco small holes and cracks are the main offenders of stucco siding. To repair a single piece of damaged vinyl siding usually takes a contractor one hour to remove the damaged piece lay any underlayment 9 and replace it with a new piece. Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails.

Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. You can remove a piece of aluminum siding and patch in a new one when it s so badly damaged that it s beyond repair. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding.

If you choose to repair damaged siding yourself you may be able to cut away the affected area and size a replacement piece to fit. Siding contractors charge 40 50 per hour plus the cost of the siding which averages 40. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. The total amount to replace a damaged section of vinyl siding averages 80 90.

Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps.