Replace Broken Plastic Siding

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.

Replace broken plastic siding.

In fact premium vinyl siding comes in a number of darker designer colours and is more durable as it is thicker than standard vinyl siding. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. However some neighbourhoods aren t a good fit for vinyl siding and as it is now it has been in the past cedar wood. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible. Repairing large holes or cracks. How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding. Vinyl siding also comes in simulated cedar shingles and board batten profiles.

Eliminate the maintenance work if you repair your damaged siding this time it will probably not be the last time. Vinyl siding is the most fragile of all siding materials and can melt in intense heat or become brittle in cold weather. I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures.

Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. Introduction to repairing vinyl siding. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. When cold vinyl is especially prone to impact damage such as cracking or breaking apart.

Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. On jul 26 2018. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool.

How do you replace vinyl siding. Use a utility knife to cut the nailing strip off the top of a piece of matching siding that s larger than the hole or crack then attach it on top of the damaged piece with construction adhesive. The experts in siding at window nation would like to share the reasons why replacing damaged siding with vinyl siding is a better option than repairing it. Subscribe to this old house.

Repairing small sections of vinyl siding can be an expensive proposition if you have a repair. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece.