How To Remove Bottom Row Of Vinyl Siding

To remove a piece of siding that s already nailed up slide the zip tool available at any home center under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down.

How to remove bottom row of vinyl siding.

Pull the piece of vinyl siding. You will actually start by pulling the bottom of the second course out of the top of the first course. Now you can remove the j channel. You will need to remove the bottom course of siding with your removal tool.

Remove the nails and the piece of siding. Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding.

Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Then unzip any pieces above the damaged piece. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.

If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand. Pull the zip tool downward and out to unhook the bottom lip then slide it along the edge pulling the siding out as you go. If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. Our bottom row of siding is just above the deck surface has a cable going through it and has rotted.