Many modern homes are built with siding. Siding is attractive and relatively easy to install. However, it’s relatively easy to damage. High winds, hailstorms, and other elements can crack it or even dislodge pieces of it.
You can contact Primo Roofing and Sidings if you have some damaged pieces on your house that you want to repair. However, you might also feel like you can handle this project on your own if you are comfortable in the DIY space.
If this second option appeals to you, then you can follow our handy step-by-step guide.
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Pry Up the Damaged Piece
First, we should mention that there are several different kinds of siding you might see on modern houses. You might see vinyl siding, but also composite, wood, stone veneer, fiber cement, and others. In this article we’ll focus on vinyl siding, but the repairs for other kinds will require slightly different directions.
Assuming you have a piece of broken vinyl siding that is too large to patch, the first thing you’ll need to do is to pry up the damaged piece with a siding removal tool. You can get one at Home Depot, Lowes, or any other area hardware store. You can also order one of these tools online if no brick-and-mortar store location near you carries them.
Remove Any Nails and Screws
Next, you will want to remove any of the nails that are holding that piece of siding in place. After that, you can remove the screws that were affixing that piece of siding to the exterior wall of the house.
Once the nails and screws are gone, you should be able to easily lift the piece of siding down. You will see a space in between the row on top and the row below it.
Get a New Piece of Siding and Attach It
At this point, you will need a new piece of siding. You can buy them at hardware stores, but the tricky part can be finding a piece that is the exact same color as what you already have.
Many homes have siding that is beige, off-white, or a similar color. However, as time passes, the weather has a tendency to slightly change the color of siding on a house.
You may have to get a piece that is as close as possible to what you have. Cutting off a piece of the siding that you’ve removed or taking a picture of it and bringing it to the hardware store to compare it to the colors they’ve got in stock might be necessary.
Once you have a piece that’s as close as possible to the current color, you can attach the new piece using a power drill and screws.
Since siding is made to lock into place, this process should be relatively easy. The siding removal tool should be useful in maneuvering the new piece into position.
If you’re not sure about any aspect of this process, you’ll find many YouTube videos to help you.
