How To Use A Vinyl Siding Zip Tool

Slip resistant handle features a red color.

How to use a vinyl siding zip tool.

First you nail up the new piece driving nails through the slots in the nail hem then you connect the buttlocks with the zip tool. Get it as soon as thu sep 24. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. To unlock a section of vinyl siding using only a screwdriver find the end joint insert the screwdriver into the bottom locking edge and pry down and out on the edge until you can grab and pull the bottom edge outward and unlock the corner slide the screwdriver along the entire bottom edge of the siding.

Be careful because older siding can become brittle. To use a siding unlock or zip tool start removing siding by un hooking the siding course immediately above the damaged siding. Decide where to start removing siding. First remove the corner piece then slide the zip tool under the siding and loosen it up.

The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. 4 7 out of 5 stars 2 171. Pull down slightly and the upper piece will pop. Thd sku 805691.

You may want to wait for a warm day when the siding will be softer and more pliable. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. More buying choices 6 59 37 new offers. 1 16 of 137 results for vinyl siding zip tool amazon s choice for vinyl siding zip tool.

Start at the highest piece that s not damaged. Angled blade for convenience. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. Hgtv expert henry harrison shows how you can reattach it using a vinyl siding removal tool also known as a zip tool.

Simply insert the hook end of the tool into the locking flange in the buttock or lower edge of the vinyl siding see sketches below. Reach the zip tool under the bottom of that piece at the corner and hook the tool under the siding. Siding removal tool red 6 1 4 in. Malco sideswiper siding removal tool 1 p piece spring steel construction.

Insert the siding hook. Blade plating helps prevent cutting and shaving of vinyl material.