Removing Old Aluminum Siding

Wxtv heads to the boston area to see how aluminum siding is removed and replaced without damage.

Removing old aluminum siding.

Adding vinyl siding to your home is a great and economical way to update the look of your home that is very affordable. Chalk removal raises the value of the home and is much less expensive than siding replacement. Some experts suggest that removing old siding will add about 5 percent to your overall project cost. Removing aluminum siding from craftsman.

While aluminum siding is rigid and holds up well to the environment chalk will show up eventually. Also when you have a damaged panel of aluminum siding it is not necessary to remove the entire panel. We have aluminum siding and single pane aluminum windows. Locate the area of your aluminum siding that is damaged.

Keep this expense in mind when budgeting for new siding. Step 2 score the aluminum siding. Removing and reinstalling new pieces to fix up old areas is a common maintenance aspect of owning a home that uses aluminum siding and requires only a few basic hand tools. This house was pretty lucky to be bought by owners that understood their home s full potential.

Before installing your new siding you need to remove the old siding. We would like to replace the old windows with new vinyl ones but were wondering if that s possible with the aluminum siding. Although it seems like a big job getting rid of the chalk is surprisingly easy. If all else fails you can match the siding color and repaint the stained parts of the siding.

Covered up under aluminum siding for many years wood cedar shingles were anxiously waiting to bask in the sun again. Removing aluminum siding from this 1903 building made this a craftsman home once again. You can remove only the damaged part and place the new siding panel over the old one. The one caveat to removing aluminum siding and vinyl siding for the matter is that you don t know what the condition of the wood underneath is.

This isn t a huge cost but can add up to 1 000 to 3 000 for an average sized home. If you are willing to roll the dice a little and have enough money in the budget to cover some repairs to the original siding then removing your aluminum siding is definitely a worthwhile option. We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see. It s especially affordable when it placed over existing siding because the labor of removing the old siding is not needed.