When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip.
Replace broken plastic siding.
Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2.
The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below.
I just filled with white exterior caulk.
Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors.
How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding.
But if you need to replace a vinyl panel or part of a panel check your garage or basement to see whether the installer left extra pieces for repairs.
When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color.
I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower.
It ll better match the house than brand new siding.
On jul 26 2018.
Otherwise take a sample to a siding supplier and look for a close match.
Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace.
If a vinyl piece has come apart from its neighbor the solution is often to push it back up until it locks in place.
Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.
Unlike with interlocking.
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.
Then cut out a vinyl patch that s wider than the segment you removed and attach it to the.
Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding.
Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip.
Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.
To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures.
The downside of replacing older vinyl siding is that it can be hard to match the style and color and siding rarely has any identifying marks.
