To use a siding unlock or zip tool start removing siding by un hooking the.
How to remove vinyl siding with zip tool.
Unlock the bottom joint.
Be careful because older siding can become brittle.
Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.
Working in one direction unzip.
Ok so it s actually just 4 physical steps.
Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.
Pull the zip tool downward and out to unhook the bottom lip then slide it along the edge pulling the siding out as you go.
You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.
If you don t have a zip tool buy one at a hardware store.
Unlock the top joint.
Starting at the bottom edge of the damaged siding panel wiggle the curved tip of the zip tool blade under a loose spot.
Insert the siding hook.
Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it.
Then unzip any pieces above the damaged piece.
Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.
Simply insert the hook end of the tool into the locking flange in the buttock or lower edge of.
First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up.
Pull down on the.
Once the zip tool is latched onto the lip pull the siding piece downward and slide the tool horizontally across the entire length of the panel unhooking the lip.
The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.