How To Repair Vinyl Siding This Old House

Repairing small sections of vinyl siding can be an expensive proposition if you have a repair technician come out for a house call.

How to repair vinyl siding this old house.

In this video from this old house you ll learn how to repair vinyl siding with general contractor tom silva steps. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Of course we couldn t find that eye roll so our new vinyl is a slight variation on the original stuff. The bottom of the next course is locked into the nailing strip of the course below.

When vinyl siding is first installed it is nailed through a nailing strip. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. A contractor can charge 300 or more for the vinyl siding repair. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.

Improve your home s curb appeal by repairing your vinyl siding. Replacement siding can be found at a building products store or a vinyl siding distributor. About ask this old house tv. You don t need a lot of tools to do this mainly a vinyl knife and then a couple lengths of vinyl that match your house.

For written steps shopping and tools list go to. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Toh general contractor shows you how. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.

How to patch and repair vinyl siding. Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects and we re ready to answer. And to be honest i don t care because no one can see it anyway.