Repairing Vinyl Soffit

Builders license training institute instructor rodger peck will show you techniques for a temporary soffit repair.

Repairing vinyl soffit.

Professionally installing or repairing fascia and soffits usually runs from 6 to 20 per linear foot depending on the type of material used and the complexities of the installation. Step 1 use zip tool to unlock siding. Even if you find an exact replacement the siding on your walls may have faded meaning that the new pieces will be noticeably darker. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. If you believe it s time to do some replacing look no further than below for your answers. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding.

The first thing you will want to do is to see if the fascia needs replacing as well. Replacing vinyl soffit is a simple task and a great do it yourself project. Vinyl soffits are the portion under the roof eaves between the wall of your home and the edge of the roof. Then install the recently bought piece at the less visible location.

For more information on our full line of b. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. The vinyl soffit uses no fasteners.

Instead the soffit fits in between two channels like a puzzle piece. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a. If the repair is on a highly visible portion of the house you may want to remove a piece from a less visible part of the house perhaps in the back or behind a bush and use that as the patch.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. For an average one story home with about 250 linear feet installation would run anywhere from 600 to 6 000 with an average cost of about 2 300 your material choice wood vinyl upvc hardie cement board. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Vinyl siding maintenance repairing siding vinyl exterior outdoor spaces.