Diy House Siding Repair
It ll better match the house than brand new siding.
Diy house siding repair. Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.
The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and deteriorate the siding. 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. Bring a small piece of clean siding to the hardware store and ask them to match exterior paint with an eggshell finish to the siding. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section.
Make your repair last. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. Caulk any nailheads that break the paper face. A new generation of wood fillers hardeners and epoxies fill holes and firm up soft spots so they are as strong as the original wood.
Prime the back and edges of the new siding. Unpainted caulk can stand out and detract from the overall appearance of your vinyl siding. Repeat the procedure for the top of the damaged siding.