Removing and installing vinyl siding.
Can you take vinyl siding off from the bottom.
The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.
Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.
Vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks.
You will need to remove the bottom course of siding with your removal tool.
Finally remove the nails and replace.
Remove the nails and the piece of siding.
Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it.
You will actually start by pulling the bottom of the second course out of the top of the first course.
Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove.
Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.
The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc.
However you decide to pile the siding up pieces are often 10 12 feet long so make sure you have a large enough space.
This tutorial will show how you as an amateur can save some money and remove your vinyl siding yourself.
The nails for the first course will be accessible now.
If you are having your siding replaced doing this.
Replacing vinyl siding corners requires the loosening of the siding nearest the corner before you can remove and attach the new corner to the home.
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Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it.
To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip.
Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.
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Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint.
Now you can remove the j channel.
Beginning at the bottom of the foundation siding is.