Remove Window And Patch Siding

Step 5 remove the bottom nails photo by webb chappell.

Remove window and patch siding. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. As you pull each nail keep the hammer head or pry bar horizontal to avoid cracking the siding below. Step 6 pop the top nails. Use a hammer claw or pry bar to pull any of the butt edge nails that remain embedded in the wall.

Double hung casement and age of the window you may need to remove parts of the window e g. Bottom sash of a double hung before the rest of the window can be removed. Then remove any exterior trim that is installed over the siding or any other exterior wall covering. Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it.

Step 1 slide the thin edge of a flat pry bar carefully under the lower edge of the first piece of hardieplank siding to be removed. The first step in removing a window is to use a hammer and pry bar to remove the interior window trim. Most windows can be removed in one piece but depending on the type e g. It is fairly easy to remove vinyl.

Remove the window s cords and counterweights. Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed. Use a siding removal tool. Do not cut the vinyl off.

Next remove the exterior siding starting with the j rail along the top of the wall. After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads. Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area.

Removal options vary somewhat based on installation technique and whether you are removing one or a few pieces of siding for replacement or demoing the siding from the structure altogether. Once the stops are out of the way take the cords off of the lower and upper halves of the sash and tie the cords in a knot on one side to keep them out of the way. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of. Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.