Maintaining good clearances between finish grade and siding materials of all kinds is crucial to preventing this kind of damage.
Grass trimmer cuts vinyl siding.
Older house not much height on the foundation.
Bullet tools 9 inch ez shear sharpshooter siding and laminate flooring cutter.
Weed wacker proof rustique ribb skirting is warranted to be resistant to the normal use of grass string trimmers using 105 string or less.
All goes well until i rake the cut grass away from the bottom of the fence.
To my horror.
Lot of the vinyl pickets are damaged cut broken right at the bottom.
How to protect fence posts from a weed eater.
Current vinyl siding starts just 3 above grade and gets torn up by weed eater.
Create an almost invisible border about one foot wide by removing the grass putting down landscape fabric you can buy a small roll and cut it lengthwise into one foot strips then applying gravel or stone that matches your stucco or foundation color.
Now the grass was about 2 ft high.
Midwest magsnips replaceable blade snip straight cut regular vinyl siding cutting sheers with kush n kote grips magnesium handles mwt 1200sv.
Warranted to be string trimmer resistant and the most heavy duty vinyl skirting available today.
The vinyl siding skirting panel that finally defeats the weed wacker.
3 9 out of 5 stars 14.
Most vinyl is verry brittle and chips easy.
The grey color visible in the picture is the back side of the vinyl siding.
Power models with rotating blades make the job easier especially if you have a large area to cover.
I was just trying to think of best solution for this.
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So i go an buy a husqvarna string trimmer and use it to trim the grass growing at the bottom of the fence.
Have a small house to replace vinyl siding on.
The vinyl siding as seen from inside the crawl space.
Take care though power models can be dangerous so follow all the safety precautions.
The fence line is one area where weeds and unwanted plant growth call for a weed eater unless you enjoy pulling weeds by hand.
Simply place the wheel on the hard surface with the blade just over the edge and push and pull.
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