Replace Broken Plastic Siding

How to repair cracked and broken vinyl siding.

Replace broken plastic siding.

The best way to get a replacement piece is to take the broken piece to vinyl siding distributors in your area and find the closest match. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool.

I had a home that was covered in white vinyl that i knocked holes in with rocks thrown up by the lawn mower. Then cut out a vinyl patch that s wider than the segment you removed and attach it to the. When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.

I just filled with white exterior caulk. Otherwise take a sample to a siding supplier and look for a close match. Severe weather falling branches and careless children can crack a single piece of vinyl siding without harming its neighbors. 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 zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. If a vinyl piece has come apart from its neighbor the solution is often to push it back up until it locks in place. But if you need to replace a vinyl panel or part of a panel check your garage or basement to see whether the installer left extra pieces for repairs. How to replace one piece of vinyl siding.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. Buy a replacement piece of vinyl for the space and replace. On jul 26 2018.

The downside of replacing older vinyl siding is that it can be hard to match the style and color and siding rarely has any identifying marks. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below.