Replacing Damaged Aluminum Siding

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Replacing damaged aluminum siding.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. How should this loss be settled. 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. Fortunately repairs are fairly simple even including how to replace a damaged panel.

The vinyl siding institute says that vinyl siding is the number one. Scrap aluminum siding. If aluminum siding has corroded or been scratched down to the bare metal. You cut a corner too sharply and knock into them with ladders the lawn mower garden hose bikes you name it.

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. 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. While your homeowners insurance replaces siding damage from specific types of losses it only covers the parts of your home that are damaged which can be a bigger deal than. By gary hedstrom peg hedstrom judy ondrla tremore.

Wxtv heads to the boston area to see how aluminum siding is removed and replaced without damage. Subscribe to this old house. End caps are very easy to replace. Corner edges of aluminum siding the end caps get banged into a lot.

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. You need your utility knife a piece of aluminum siding a household cleaner and a silicone sealant. How to replace damaged corners of aluminum siding. We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see.

Excerpted from independent insurance agents of iowa iowa agent newsletter june 23 2014. Rather than attempt to repair and repaint your aluminum siding you can consider replacing it with vinyl siding. My client s house was damaged by hail the siding is no longer made and can t be matched. 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. The client has replacement coverage on the home and the carrier does not believe they have to replace all the siding to match.