How To Replace A Few Pieces Of Vinyl Siding

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.

How to replace a few pieces of vinyl siding.

Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Push the upper piece. White and i think maybe beige or tan.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. At my local lowe s they did sell vinyl siding in single pieces but only in the most common colors. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Pull the tool downward to bring the hook over the top of the new piece of siding.

A few years ago we enclosed a small porch on our house and i wanted to use siding to match the rest of the house. So i was looking for more siding than you are but less than a whole box. To lock the final piece in place use a zip tool. Replacement siding can be found at a building products store or a vinyl siding distributor.

Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Tom uses a zip tool to reinstall vinyl siding which can be found at the local home center. I m trying to find a few replacement pieces to fix some holes i have in the siding.

Insert the zip tool into the hook at the bottom of the piece of vinyl above the new piece. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.