How To Replace A Section Of Siding

Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts.

How to replace a section of siding.

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the. How to remove a damaged section of exterior wood siding. How to repair and replace siding step 1.

To replicate the. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Remove the nails in the corner cap.

Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out. Roofing nails through the nailing flange. Remove the nails on.

When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. Cut a replacement panel that is 4 inches longer than the damaged section. Apply caulk apply generous beads of butyl or gutter caulk on the adjacent siding about 1 2 inch from the edges of the cutout area.

Make the first cut with a circular saw. Place the straight slots of a cat s paw tool to the head of each siding nail. Install new siding slide the replacement piece up into place pushing up until the lower lip locks into the piece below it. Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife.

Space them about every 16 inches near the old nail holes. Use a flat pry bar to remove the nails and the damaged section of siding. Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board. The bottom of the next course is locked into.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Standing at one end of the damaged section of siding hammer a wood wedge under the course of siding directly above the damaged section.