How To Remove Steel Siding

Insert your zip tool into a gap between the section of siding you select and the one covering the edge of it.

How to remove steel siding.

Slide your zip tool back and forth parallel to the section of steel siding that you have chosen. Chemicals you might use on wood or vinyl siding can cause damage to steel. The new panel you cut the top lock off scribe just under the lock and snap it off trim height if need to fit. Step 2 removing the nails.

If not pick a section of siding preferably one at the top or near an edge. Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side. You cut the damaged piece out a couple of inches below the top lock of that panel then nail that part down. Both metal siding types often were manufactured with a thin lining of foam designed to increase the insulation value of the siding.

Water and electricity don t mix. Slide the separating tool underneath the bottom edge of the siding piece that is directly above the piece. With a heavy duty puddy knife open up a little under the top lock and panel that you left. Removing oxidation on siding requires a good cleaning.

Running a finger along the siding will come away with a powdery film that needs scrubbed away. Metal siding section 1 overview. When siding begins to look dull and lifeless oxidation is the culprit. Aluminum and steel siding became popular in the 1950s and 60s as a cost effective choice to cover deteriorated wood siding.