How To Remove Siding On A House

Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

How to remove siding on a house.

To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. Here are the basic steps. Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side.

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. You won t be able to. Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it. Remove the anchoring nails.

Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location. Slide the tool about six inches 15 cm from where you inserted it and pry it. You can remove your vinyl siding with something you have laying around the house. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.

Slide the tool sideways and pry upward. 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. Apply chemical stripper to the siding.

Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Use a wide paintbrush to apply the stripper to a 2 to 3 foot wide area of the siding. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding.

You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look. Allow to sit until the stain begins to lift and bubble. Detaching pieces of vinyl siding 1. Pull the piece of vinyl siding.

The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.