Replacing Damaged Aluminum Siding

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Replacing damaged aluminum siding.

How to replace an exterior siding soffit a common type of siding material used to cover homes aluminum siding is durable and long lasting when it is installed properly. Draw a square around the damaged siding. Rather than attempt to repair and repaint your aluminum siding you can consider replacing it with vinyl siding. Fortunately repairs are fairly simple even including how to replace a damaged panel.

How to replace damaged corners of aluminum siding. We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see. How should this loss be settled. The client has replacement coverage on the home and the carrier does not believe they have to replace all the siding to match.

End caps are very easy to replace. You can remove a piece of aluminum siding and patch in a new one when it s so badly damaged that it s beyond repair. The vinyl siding institute says that vinyl siding is the number one. We saved the siding that was removed when we turned a window into a sliding glass door for our new deck if you don t have extra and can t find an exact match try taking a piece from the back of a shed or garage then replace it with something visually similar in the inconspicuous location.

If aluminum siding has corroded or been scratched down to the bare metal. Materials needed to repair aluminum siding. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. My client s house was damaged by hail the siding is no longer made and can t be matched.

For instance if the vinyl or metal siding of your home experiences wind damage or tornado damage finding replacement siding that s an exact match can be difficult. One benefit that aluminum has over some other types of siding is that it can be painted so you could choose to replace damaged boards and paint your entire house. Use caution when working on. Excerpted from independent insurance agents of iowa iowa agent newsletter june 23 2014.

Corner edges of aluminum siding the end caps get banged into a lot. Wxtv heads to the boston area to see how aluminum siding is removed and replaced without damage. Scrap aluminum siding. Though aluminum siding won t rust rot blister burn or get eaten by termites it can dent and scratch and in time fade and corrode.

Subscribe to this old house. Repairing corroded or scratched aluminum siding.