How To Replace A Piece Of Siding On House

Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.

How to replace a piece of siding on house.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Aluminum siding joins together much like vinyl so it s fairly easy to patch or replace a panel. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.

If the old vinyl has faded or you can t find the right color take the broken piece to a paint store and have the color matched. This piece shows you how to repair siding along with corner caps. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding.

Corner caps are small pieces sometimes used instead of corner posts for aluminum siding. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here.

The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.