Patching a small dent crack or hole.
How to repair cracked vinyl siding.
How to repair vinyl siding method 1 of 3.
Purchase a suitable caulk.
A construction worker holds vinyl siding by the nail strip as he installs a panel.
The first thing that you are going to have to do is get out your zip tool.
Step 5 hints and tips.
Exterior caulk that is intended for vinyl.
Cut a 2 in 5 1 cm wide perimeter around the damage.
Using a scrap piece of siding cut a section slightly bigger than the hole or crack.
Step 1 zip tool.
Vinyl sidings have clipboards on the top and bottom that hold overlapping pieces in place.
Similarly cut the bottom edge of the scrap vinyl.
Making minor corrections with caulk.
Take the new piece of vinyl siding you just cut with the table saw and place it where the cracked siding was removed.
Cracked vinyl siding repair in 5 steps.
Cut the uppermost perforated edge of the scrap piece the nail hole strip being careful to leave the curved lip.
You can use these clipboards by sliding the new piece of siding under the top piece.
You will be able to find this tool at any siding.