Replacing Cracked Vinyl 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.

Replacing cracked vinyl siding.

It s as simple as unzipping the damaged piece and snapping in a new one. On jul 26 2018. Subscribe to this old house. How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding.

This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip.

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. I just filled with white exterior caulk. Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding. Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors.

I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower. 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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding.

How to replace one piece of vinyl siding. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.

For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool. Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel. Unlike with interlocking. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. How do you replace vinyl siding.