How To Remove Siding To Install A Deck

Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.

How to remove siding to install a deck.

Attaching a deck to your house creates the potential for rot not only to the ledger board that you attach to the house to support the. Most people would say that once you ve invested in vinyl there s little desire to remove it unless it needs to be repaired. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck. Do not fasten yet.

However the texture of the cedar shingles was more in line with our vision. To prevent water from seeping behind the deck s ledger board and rotting the board and the siding the flashing must cover the top of the ledger board and bend over the edge. Then cut away the siding. You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look.

Our decision to remove the siding raised questions amongst our family and friends. If the shingle already has flashing on it the kickout flashing has to slip beneath it and you ll have to loosen or remove siding to do this. You may need to remove the next to last board in order to slip the last board in place. If needed tap with a hammer and scrap piece to force it all the way down.

Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. Add the next to last board then drive the screws. This is our most comprehensive.

Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.

Do not fasten yet. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. 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.

Add the next to last board.