Vinyl and wood siding are both fairly durable siding options, but unfortunately, they are not entirely indestructible. Storms, accidents or even time can damage your siding, causing you to need to replace your siding.
Here’s everything you need to know about replacing the siding on your house.
Signs You Should Replace The Siding On Your Home
How exactly do you know if your siding should be replaced? There are a number of signs that your siding should be replaced, including cracking, warping, holes in the siding, pieces of siding falling off the house, soft or rotten pieces of wood siding and misaligned or missing pieces. If you notice that you have any of these issues with your siding, it is time to replace your wood or vinyl siding.
How to replace your vinyl siding
If your home does have damaged vinyl siding, take the following steps to replace the damaged siding on your house:
- Gather a few supplies, including new matching vinyl siding, tin snips, a hammer and minimum 1-inch galvanized steel nails with at least a ⅜-inch head.
- Remove all of the damaged pieces of siding and nails used to attach the siding.
- Use tin snips to trim a piece of new siding, then carefully slide the new siding piece into place.
- Apply gentle upward pressure as you nail the new siding piece into place to ensure the two pieces stay interlocked.
- Repeat until all of the damaged siding is replaced.
How To Replace Plywood Siding Panels
Here are some tips for replacing damaged plywood siding:
- Carefully remove the damaged siding with a claw hammer and pry bar, and remove any old nails, paint and caulk from around the siding with a utility knife.
- Use the old plywood to measure a new piece of siding, then make the edge cuts with a circular saw and a jigsaw to cut out vent, window and power outlet openings.
- Nail the new siding piece in place and caulk all of the edges.
- Prime and paint the wood once the caulk is dry.
How Much Does It Cost to Replace Siding in Minneapolis?
The cost of replacing siding in Minneapolis varies from one project to another depending on the materials used.
