How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Siding

Fill in the nail holes.

How to replace a broken piece of siding.

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. When replacing siding try to purchase a piece from the same manufacturer in the same color. Pull the nails holding the damaged siding and remove the damaged piece.

Install the replacement piece over the existing siding and attach with roofing nails. I used a ryobi jobplus to score ours. 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. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece.

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. Remove any nails from the top piece of good 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.

Push the new piece into the nailing strip of the course below. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.

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. Work your hand into a seam between pieces then release the siding from the nailing strip. To remove the old siding simply score or cut away any old caulk or paint that might be in the joints.