How Do You Repair Broken Vinyl Siding

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

How do you repair broken vinyl siding.

To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. Repairing small sections of vinyl siding can be an expensive proposition if you have a repair technician come out for a house call. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.

I have a mobile home with skirting similar material to your siding. When cold vinyl is especially prone to impact damage such as cracking or breaking apart. Then install the recently bought piece at the less visible location. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool.

Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. It had some same sized holes in it. Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up. If the repair is on a highly visible portion of the house you may want to remove a piece from a less visible part of the house perhaps in the back or behind a bush and use that as the patch. Be careful because older siding can become brittle. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool.

The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. I covered them with gorilla tape that i painted white.

It won t show from the street and it will keep bugs out until you can replace the pieces. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. A contractor can charge 300 or more for the vinyl siding repair. You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable.

Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image. Subscribe to this old house. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Even if you find an exact replacement the siding on your walls may have faded meaning that the new pieces will be noticeably darker.