How To Remove Siding Around A Door

Cut the vinyl 1.

How to remove siding around a door.

To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Here are the basic steps. Most doors require an additional trim board under the sill to support its outer edge. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.

3 insert a screwdriver under the trim. I have seen metal stripping all around the door to keep the air out. Score the flat sections of the siding panels with a sharp. How to remove a sliding patio door with vinyl siding step 1.

We cannot change the way of the door on the outside. I keep the heat on all day and night. Apply a neat bead of caulk between the siding and the door trim. But it really gets cold.

Close the sliding doors while you stand on the door s interior side. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. For gaps wider than 3 16 in insert a foam backer and apply caulk over it.

Work the molding off the interior wall. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location. Cut a trim board to fit under the sill and screw it to the framing.

Pull the piece of vinyl siding. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar. I had a contractor put new weather stripping on the door but it is useless.

Use a hammer or a drill to take out any nails or screws that are holding the window in place. Slide a small crowbar between the sliding door s molding and the wall. Insert the tip of a putty knife between the edge of the aluminum trim and the door jamb and slide the knife up or down to cut the caulk and release the trim. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.