Removing Aluminum Siding To Replace Window

Aluminum siding has its benefits but it also has disadvantages.

Removing aluminum siding to replace window.

Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of. Continue reading below our video of the day. Since you didn t cut all the way through the wood siding it s now time to remove the siding you just cut. Install the siding around the window.

To reach the flange you need to remove the aluminum siding trim around the window but that may prove difficult. You can also cut the siding back far enough to reach the flange and then install. Removing the myriad of nails throughout the old siding is the time consuming process. No trim to remove to expose the old flange.

Do not cut the vinyl off. Replacing your windows and siding concurrently allows your contractor to precisely set the capping around the window before they put the siding in place. Then using the window as your guide cut the siding with your circular saw all the way around the window to reveal the nailing fin on the old aluminum window. Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed.

Removing this stuff is simple since it is so fragile and can be torn away from the building simply. Except his siding butts up directly against his window i e. I had windows done for me once professionally years ago and somehow they cut the old flange from the old window and were able to remove the window leaving the flange and without disturbing the siding. Place scraps of wood underneath the edge of the upper piece to expose the nail flange of the piece that you are removing.

The wood will hold the upper piece of siding out of the way. Watch the video if you are confused on what i mean by this. If possible you can simply remount the. After you have placed the flashing and waterproofing you will need to butt the siding up to the edges of the window.

Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area. It can rust or be damaged in dangerous weather conditions. Often you ll find 1 2 styrofoam or other rigid insulation underneath the aluminum siding which was nailed into the siding with fat headed roofing nails. If you have a hole tear or another kind of damage to your aluminum siding you can remove the damaged piece and replace it without ruining the rest of the siding.