Here are the basic steps.
How to take off vinyl siding.
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Pull the piece of vinyl siding.
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Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.
Once the zip tool is latched onto the lip pull the siding piece downward and slide the tool horizontally across the entire length of the panel unhooking the lip.
How to safely remove vinyl siding.
Working in one direction unzip.
If you can t get a peek from the underside locate the end of a piece of vinyl where it overlaps another piece on a wall.
The overlap should only be a couple of inches if the installers were efficient.
Peel it back to reveal what s beneath you may see insulation.
Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.
If it remains stuck double check to see if.