Removing Vinyl Siding

April 7 2016 by ken roginski.

Removing vinyl siding. Here are the basic steps. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. You can remove it with little effort and in a way where you can easily reuse the pieces. Remove the anchoring nails.

Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Removing vinyl siding is one of the best things one can do to a house. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc.

Pull the piece of vinyl siding. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece. Removing and installing vinyl siding vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks. Slide the tool sideways and pry upward.

Slide your vinyl siding remover tool into the gap between the top of the piece you wish to remove and the section above it. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. You should be able to unhook the section of vinyl siding so it hangs freely. Slide the tool about six inches 15 cm from where you inserted it and pry it.

Unfortunately there are many people who just don t know any better and love their shiny plastic. As much as a homeowner may want good curb appeal their house will never have the appeal of homes of those who understand and appreciate good curb appeal. Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

Removal requires you to unlock or unzip each piece from the one above so to perform this part of the task efficiently and effectively invest in a 5 vinyl siding removal tool also known as a. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool 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. If you have trouble doing this slide it back and forth until you find a loose section that you can fit your vinyl siding remover tool. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it.