Hole In Vinyl Siding Damage

Fortunately you can repair most small holes and punctures without a professional s help.

Hole in vinyl siding damage.

Slightly larger damage can be removed as a small segment and replaced with a patch. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips. Repair minor holes quickly and easily with vinyl caulk. Then lock the siding back into place.

Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1. Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl. The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. Houses with aluminum or vinyl siding are not typically prone to woodpecker damage.

A hole in vinyl siding opens a door for moisture and insects to intrude. Another option is to use the zip tool to remove the damaged piece of vinyl siding and replace it with a new piece. Cut out the damaged piece of siding leaving a space 2 inches shorter than the replacement piece. A siding zip tool pops the piece off from the bottom edge.

Lift up the course above and pull the nails holding siding to wall. Use a utility knife to cut the nailing strip off the top of a piece of matching siding that s larger than the hole or crack then attach it on top of the damaged piece with construction adhesive. Use zip tool to disengage top of siding from the course above. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image.

Vinyl siding is fairly resilient but stray baseballs or chunks of hail can leave behind holes dents and cracks. Cover the hole from the back side with foil tape then put the siding back where it belongs. However if the fascia boards of the house are made of wood they may sustain damage from woodpeckers drumming on the wood in which case there will be very small holes in clusters at specific points on the fascia boards. Also a crack or hole in the siding could expand if left unchecked turning.