How To Remove Row Of Siding

Start by lifting an overlapped piece of vinyl on the top row.

How to remove row of siding. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. The channels around windows and the bottom of the wall secure the edges and bottom row into position. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Slide the separating tool underneath the bottom edge of the siding piece that is directly above the piece.

Here are the basic steps. Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out.

You should be able to slide it horizontally and remove it from the channel to expose the nails from the second row down. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

Use a zip tool to disconnect two pieces of siding. Pull the piece of vinyl siding. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.