Siding zipper tool

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Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel. First, you nail up the new piece, driving nails through the slots in the nail hem, then you connect the buttlocks with the zip tool. Starting at the bottom edge of the damaged siding panel, wiggle the curved tip of the zip tool blade under a loose spot at one end of the panel, hooking the tool onto the back lip of the buttlock.

Look for a slightly enlarged hole at the end of the panel, which is designed for the zip tool to slide into. Or, you can look for another loose spot along the length of the panel joint.

Separate the buttlock joint with downward pressure on the zip tool. Then, slide the tool along the length of the siding panel to release the rest of the joint. Repeat the same process used on the bottom joint to unlock to top joint holding the damaged panel to the panel above. Carefully lift up the bottom edge of the panel above to expose the nailing hem and nails on the damaged panel. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry out all of the nails in the nailing hem of the damaged panel, then remove the siding panel.

To install a new vinyl panel, place wood blocks behind the loose panel above the area of the removed panel, to hold the upper panel away from the wall. Position the replacement panel onto the wall, hooking its bottom edge over the panel below it. Push up on the new panel to snap its lower buttlock onto the panel below. If it's difficult to reach the nails with a hammer , place a pry bar over the head of the nail, then strike the pry bar with a hammer to drive the nail.

Also, place the nails in the centers of the nailing hem slots to allow for side-to-side movement. Secure the buttlock of the upper panel to the top edge of the new panel, using the zip tool.

Grab the lip of the buttlock with the tool and pull it over the new panel's locking edge. At the same time, use your other hand to push from the outside of the upper panel toward the wall to snap the buttlock into place. Work from one end of the new panel to the other, interlocking the entire top edge. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.

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