How Do You Repair Broken Vinyl Siding

Even if you find an exact replacement the siding on your walls may have faded meaning that the new pieces will be noticeably darker.

How do you repair broken vinyl siding.

I have a mobile home with skirting similar material to your siding. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. 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. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1.

Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. I covered them with gorilla tape that i painted white. A contractor can charge 300 or more for the vinyl siding repair. Then lock the siding back into place.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. It had some same sized holes in it. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image.

Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. Subscribe to this old house.

Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Then cut out a vinyl patch that s wider than the segment you removed and attach it to the.

It ll better match the house than brand new siding. When cold vinyl is especially prone to impact damage such as cracking or breaking apart. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. If the repair is on a highly visible portion of the house you may want to remove a piece from a less visible part of the house perhaps in the back or behind a bush and use that as the patch.

For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool. It won t show from the street and it will keep bugs out until you can replace the pieces.