Remove Vinyl Siding To Flash

Retrofitting step flashing without removing the siding.

Remove vinyl siding to flash. The water runs down the siding and at the bottom of the first row of vinyl siding it drips off and contacts the metal flashing as it runs across the top of the fascia board. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. It also helps to set out a large bucket on the ground you can drop nails into. Re flash and re lead all of the roof lines replace corner details that had rotted and rebuild every window sill.

Removing vinyl siding is one of the best things one can do to a house. First you ll need to set up a sturdy ladder to help you reach the siding. How to remove vinyl siding for the installation of a door. The trim secures the edges of vinyl in position and hides any nail heads.

If you need two or more pieces of flashing overlap the joints by 4 in. And seal with silicone caulk. When you re ready to start slide a zip tool sideways underneath a. Our solution was to cut a 6 1 4 of the siding away creating a space to allow the installation of step flashing.

The water then runs off the flashing because it can t go up the flashing as it extends up behind the siding. Vinyl siding is installed from bottom to top so start at the top and work your way down when removing it. The perimeter of every wall has trim pieces j channel sill utility trim etc. Cutting vinyl siding to install a new exterior door is a tedious job but it s one that most moderately handy homeowners can manage.

If the shingle already has flashing on it the kickout flashing has to slip beneath it and you ll have to loosen or remove siding to do this. Set the blade depth so you won t cut into the house sheathing below the siding. We needed to cut back the siding to create a new air gap but we knew that 3 4 was not enough to slip flashing under without damaging the siding. He initially quoted about 27k to replace the vinyl siding with quality siding some cedar impressions but the restoration of the original clapboards.

Make sure you have enough room to install flashing above the ledger board and allow for at least a space above the decking preventing water from wicking upwards into wood siding. With the flashing in place let s see what happens. If the sidewall is stucco or solid wood like ours and you can t open it to get flashing behind it continue the step flashing to the peak of the roof then cover the step flashing with cap flashing.