Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.
How to remove a section of hardiplank siding.
Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.
Slide the thin edge of a flat pry bar carefully under the lower edge of the first piece of hardieplank siding to.
Wet a soft cloth and gently wipe away remaining dirt and dust moving with the grain of the siding and working from top to bottom.
Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.
Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.
The article details just how the old fiber cement siding was removed with minimum damage.
Place the flat.
Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.
How to remove hardie plank step 1.
Face nail the top.
Gently wipe away any loose dirt and debris with a soft non metal horsehair or paintbrush.
Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.
To remove and replace damaged siding.
Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.
Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.
Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.
To get rid of any dirt dust and debris clean your siding gently once or twice a year using the following method.
To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.
Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.