Bottom Of Siding Pulled Out

After you ve removed the nails pull the siding piece downwards to remove it from the piece above it.

Bottom of siding pulled out. Siding is installed from the top down. Now any water that runs inside the j channels will come out on top of the siding and out the weep holes designed for this purpose. Battens are the smaller part that go between the boards. Pull the siding unlock tool down and it should bring the bottom of the siding panel come out.

How to remove a j channel without harming the siding. When you re ready to start slide a zip tool sideways underneath a piece of siding then pry upwards. This will cause the loose panel to spring out. Overlap the flashing onto the row of siding just below the window.

Doug i think you meant to say that the siding is removed from the bottom up. Beginning at the bottom of the foundation siding is. If the siding panel is only slightly loose then you can push the siding panel up firmly in order to reconnect it to the top piece. Step 4 reconnecting the panel.

Once you ve pulled the piece up you can use a crowbar or a claw hammer to remove the anchoring nails. Cut a piece of flashing out of felt paper and install it at the bottom corners of the windows before you install the side j channels. First piece installed at roof line which puts the inverted pittsburg seam pocket at the bottom of the panel so the next panel down slides up into the inverted seam pocket covering the staples along the bottom of the upper panel.