How To Remove Vinyl Siding Around Doors

The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc.

How to remove vinyl siding around doors.

Close the sliding doors while you stand on the door s interior side. Work the molding off the interior wall. Slide the screen door down slightly and. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch history and influence tv recommendations.

They will be tucked along a shallow corner on the side nearest the door opening. Remove four small screws from both vertical pieces and along the top horizontal piece. Push the siding downward to remove it from the piece below it. Cut the vinyl 1.

To avoid this cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. This video shows the installation of siding j channel around doors and windows. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads. Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. They will be small and.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Slide the tool along the bottom of the vinyl panel to detach it from the starter strip above the garage door trim. Score the flat sections of the siding panels with a sharp. Remove the vinyl panel directly above the trim at the top of the garage door.

Slide a small crowbar between the sliding door s molding and the wall. How to remove vinyl trim from around garage doors 1. After you remove the nails from the top of the piece of siding it is still hooked to the piece below it. Place the palms of your hands on the siding and apply downward pressure until the piece pops free.

Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.