Replacing Cracked Vinyl Siding

Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding.

Replacing cracked vinyl siding.

How to replace one piece of vinyl siding. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below. I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower. I just filled with white exterior caulk.

Unlike with interlocking. It s as simple as unzipping the damaged piece and snapping in a new one. Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors. Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel.

This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps. Repairing large holes or cracks. Subscribe to this old house. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip.

How do you replace vinyl siding. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool. Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. Vinyl siding is tough but not indestructible.

To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. 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. How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding. On jul 26 2018.

When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.