Videos Of Making Vinyl Siding Repairs

It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

Videos of making vinyl siding repairs.

Got a hole in your vinyl siding and want to patch it quickly. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Be careful because older siding can become brittle.

Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. You can patch a hole in your vinyl siding in less than three minutes using tear aid type b from. Subscribe to this old house. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool.

Then cut out a vinyl patch that s wider than the segment you removed and attach it to the. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. This is our most comprehensive.

Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool. 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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. Watch the how to tutorial video for mendyl vinyl siding repair kit the only do it yourself vinyl siding repair kit on the market.