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How to remove wohome siding.
Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.
Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.
We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see.
Read on and we ll show you how to clean vinyl siding the right way.
The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.
Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1.
Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it.
Isolate the piece of siding you need to remove and find its outermost edge on either side.
Remove the nails in the corner cap.
After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters.
To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one.
Slide the separating tool underneath the bottom edge of the siding piece that is directly above the piece.
Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.
Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.
Luckily cleaning vinyl siding is a fairly easy job and there are a wide variety of products to help remove typical stains.
To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.