How To Remove Vinyl Siding And Trim Around A Window

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.

How to remove vinyl siding and trim around a window.

A unlock siding using a zip tool. Mark the strip of vinyl you want to remove. Now is also the time to add or replace a vinyl sill if you would like a window sill feature. Use tin snips to cut a length of j molding 2 inches longer than the width of the window.

If the vinyl siding around the window area has been damaged or needs replacing then now is the time to remove it. Use a siding removal tool. You ll hook the edge that is locked to the lower damaged strip. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

Vinyl siding comprises long interlocking panels special trim called j channel that finishes the ends of rows and other trim pieces that vary based on the house and the brand of siding. Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. Do not cut the vinyl off. A well done trim installation can set up the rest of the project for success and dramatically improve the overall appearance of the home.

Cut a 1 inch notch out of the j molding at both ends by scoring it with a utility knife across its top side. Instead remove any nails then use a siding removal tool to separate the siding panels. Slide the tool to the side and it will unzip the seam. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.

Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Installing insulated vinyl siding is very similar to installing traditional vinyl siding. Remove any damaged vinyl siding.

Then slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the strip above the one you want to remove.