How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Siding

Fill in the nail holes.

How to replace a broken piece of siding.

Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Use the snips to cut away about two inches of the top nailing strip and the bottom j profile from both ends of the replacement piece. To remove and replace damaged 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.

Pull the nails holding the damaged siding and remove the damaged piece. Push the new piece into the nailing strip of the course below. Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. 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.

When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old. I used a ryobi jobplus to score ours.

Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails. Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. To remove the old siding simply score or cut away any old caulk or paint that might be in the joints.

Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. If there s a chance to use a power tool i might as well once it s cut you ll simply begin prying away the broken piece. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece.