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HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL HOW TO
HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL INSTALL
HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL CRACK

HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL CRACK

The older the siding the more likely it is to crack because it becomes brittle. *** sometimes this is not an easy task but can be done*** If you can not get the edge to click in you may need to use the screwdriver to start the edge. You may need to use the palm of your hand and in a downward motion strike the siding clicking it into place. Start at the overlapping end, with your fingers bend down the edge until you can get it over the lip of the nailing flange and work the siding along the edge locking it into place. Reinstall the lower edge of the upper siding into the nailing flange of the siding you just installed.( expansion and contraction ) **** ( If the siding did not have these holes then when it got warm and expanded you would no longer have a smooth wall and it would have waves in it ) *****( These waves will happen if the nails are driven tight into the nailing flange also ). You will notice that the holes are slotted, this is for the movement of the siding when the temperature changes. Place the nails in the center of the slot and leave the nails a little loose. Roll or lift up the piece of siding above the one you just replaced and using the old nail holes as a guide to where the siding should be n ail the top flange of the new siding with the nails you removed or use new nails.

*** if your siding edge slips into the J channel you can bow the siding to slip into the J channel or fold back the J channel, be careful not to break the J channel if you are folding it back*** Holding onto the bottom with your fingers try to pull it outward to you, if it does not come out then it is locked in. into the nailing flange of the lower siding and pull upward.

Insert the bottom edge of the new siding under the edge that was overlapping the original siding ( if you forgot which side was overlapping just look at the rest of the wall ).

( if your new piece is 18 inches long then you will only remove 15 inches from the old piece ) This 3 inch allows for the 1 ½ inch joint overhang that is required for expansion and contraction to keep the edge joint covered with siding. When you cut the bad spot out make the cut out 3 inches less than the new piece. If your new piece is a short section then you will need to cut the bad spot out of the old siding.

HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL INSTALL

Take the new piece of siding you are trying to install and cut to the length of the old siding you are replacing.

Grab on to the top of the siding you are trying to remove and give it a ( jerk ) in a downward motion unlocking it from the lower siding. ( a small pry bar or flat bar will make this step much easier ) There should be a nail every 16 – 24 inches.

While holding up the upper siding to expose the nailing flange on the siding you are trying to remove, take the claw side of the hammer and pull out the nails.

You might need to do this step on the second piece of siding that is covering the lower sidings nailing flange.

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.

You will be unlocking more siding than you are replacing to expose the entire top flange. This will expose the nailing flange and the nails that are holding the piece of siding you are trying to remove.

Locate the bottom corner of the piece of siding on top of the siding you are going to remove, you will need to unlock the upper siding along the entire length of the lower piece of siding you are trying to remove.

HOW TO REMOVE J CHANNEL HOW TO

How to unlock and remove a section of vinyl siding Putting the vinyl siding back together is a little tricky and I have tried to describe the process in this article. This is easy and with some practice is a fast process. 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. How to unlock and remove vinyl siding using a common screwdriver and hammer.