How To Replace Bottom Siding

Project step by step 3 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.

How to replace bottom siding.

Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding. How to repair wood siding. Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses.

Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. Hold any pieces above the. Our house had extensive dry rot in the bottom 3 4 of the house when we were buying it. Remove the nails in the corner cap.

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. It ll better match the house. Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

If you re replacing more than one board in a run simply hammer a nail into the top corner to support it and then move half way down the board. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Use a 4 foot level to check and then hammer in another nail. Be sure the top one goes through both boards.

Instead of replacing the entire siding the sellers basically did what you did but used more of the t1 11 for the bottom portion instead of using the board along the bottom obviously that wouldn t have been long enough. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Make the first cut with a circular saw. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. To remove and replace damaged siding. Slip a flat bar behind the vinyl siding and lever out the nails. Use zip tool to.

Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1. Face nail the top. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.