Remove Siding From Bottom

You will actually start by pulling the bottom of the second course out of the top of the first course.

Remove siding from bottom.

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand. Remove the nails and the piece of siding.

Here are the basic steps. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. You will need to remove the bottom course of siding with your removal tool.

Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip.

Then unzip any pieces above the damaged piece. If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. First you nail up the new piece driving nails through the slots in the nail hem then you connect the buttlocks with the zip tool. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.

Pull the zip tool downward and out to unhook the bottom lip then slide it along the edge pulling the siding out as you go. Pull the piece of vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.

You won t be able to. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.