Replacing Cracked Vinyl Siding

When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip.

Replacing cracked vinyl siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding. On jul 26 2018.

Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding. I just filled with white exterior caulk. It s as simple as unzipping the damaged piece and snapping in a new one. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding.

The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps. Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible. Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel.

Subscribe to this old house. Repairing large holes or cracks. Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace. Unlike with interlocking.

How do you replace vinyl siding. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. If a falling branch or a well hit baseball cracked a piece of your siding don t fret you can make it as good as new in about 15 minutes with a zip tool and a replacement piece.

Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors. 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. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece.