Best Way To Repair Vinyl Siding

Squirt a generous dollop of exterior caulking that matches the color of the siding into the hole.

Best way to repair vinyl siding.

Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment. 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.

Measure and mark a point 2 inches 5 1 cm away from each side of the removed segment. Cut a scrap piece of siding to a length that is several inches. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding. You can patch a hole in your vinyl siding in less than three minutes using tear aid type b from sailrite.

Subscribe to this old house. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. This patch will keep the rain and snow from entering the hole and possibly damaging the. Allow it to completely dry then use a razor scraper to cut the excess caulk flush with the outside of the siding.