Replace Broken Plastic Siding

It s as simple as unzipping the damaged piece and snapping in a new one.

Replace broken plastic siding.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. When cold vinyl is especially prone to impact damage such as cracking or breaking apart. Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. Repairing large holes or cracks.

To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. Subscribe to this old house. 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. I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower.

Vinyl siding is the most fragile of all siding materials and can melt in intense heat or become brittle in cold weather. Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace. 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. Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible.

However some neighbourhoods aren t a good fit for vinyl siding and as it is now it has been in the past cedar wood. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. 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. How to repair cracked and broken 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. 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. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece. Vinyl siding also comes in simulated cedar shingles and board batten profiles.

How do you replace vinyl siding. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. 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. Eliminate the maintenance work if you repair your damaged siding this time it will probably not be the last time.

For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool. Introduction to repairing vinyl siding.