Replacing Broken Piece Vinyl Siding

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Replacing broken piece vinyl siding.

The best way to get a replacement piece is to take the broken piece to vinyl siding distributors in your area and find the closest match. Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. Otherwise take a sample to a siding supplier and look for a close match. Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl.

If a vinyl piece has come apart from its neighbor the solution is often to push it back up until it locks in place. Use a utility knife to cut the nailing strip off the top of a piece of matching siding that s larger than the hole or crack then attach it on top of the damaged piece with construction adhesive. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1. But if you need to replace a vinyl panel or part of a panel check your garage or basement to see whether the installer left extra pieces for repairs.

With the other use the claw end of a hammer to pry up the nails holding the damaged piece of vinyl to the wall. Push the new piece into the nailing strip of the course below. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs.

Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Hold the loose undamaged piece of vinyl up and out of the way with one hand. The patch should be larger than the piece you removed.

Repairing large holes or cracks. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image. Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

The downside of replacing older vinyl siding is that it can be hard to match the style and color and siding rarely has any identifying marks. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece.