How To Remove Vinyl Siding From A Porch Ceiling

Set a nail every 12 inches in the center of the nailing slot for proper security.

How to remove vinyl siding from a porch ceiling.

If i lower the fixture the whole ceiling is now sagging. She used vinyl bead board panels along with meticulous craftsmanship to create a long lasting virtually maintenance free porch ceiling. I got hanging baskets for mother s day and decided that we should do something about the yucky vinyl ceiling the builder put in 3 years ago before putting holes in for plant hooks. I replaced a hanging light fixture on the porch with an updated version.

If you are going to throw it away or recycle it park a truck nearby so you can throw the siding directly into it for removal from your property. Gently yank down on the vinyl soffit and it should pop out. The fixture is up tight and the siding is sagging left to right of the fixture. It s vinyl it s all snapped together but it sags.

Do it yourself it does not require a lot of skill or expensive tools. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. The nails must be long enough to penetrate at least inch into the porch ceiling. Now my vinyl siding on the ceiling of the porch is sagging.

Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint. Secure the j channel strips in place with galvanized steel nails and a nail gun or hammer. Go to one end or the other longitudinally along the bead and get a small pry bar up between the j channel the trim piece and the last piece of beaded vinyl soffit. Designate a large area to pile the pieces of vinyl siding.

Leave a gap of 1 32 inch between the nail head and the siding to allow for expansion. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. Check out my other vi.