How to Remove & Reuse Aluminum Siding

Removing the Siding from an Entire Wall

• 1

  Remove the screws that secure the decorative strip that runs along the length of the top of the uppermost piece of siding with a screwdriver.

• 2

  Pry away the nails that secure the top of the siding to the wall with a pry bar. Place a rag between the pry bar and the siding to prevent damaging the siding.

• 3

  Remove the remaining siding pieces, working downward, using the same method with the pry bar. Note that a locking strip is located behind the bottom piece of siding.

• 4

  Remove the screws that secure the locking strip to the wall to release the strip.

Installing Siding on an Entire Wall

• 5

  Position the locking strip against the bottom of the area you intend to install the siding. Place a level onto the top of the locking strip to be sure that it is level.

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  Drive nails through the flange slots located along the top of the locking strip and into the wall with a hammer. Leave a small gap between the nail head and the wall to allow for natural expansion and shifting.

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  Push the bottom of the siding into the bottom of the locking strip until the bottom of the siding locks in place.

• 8

  Drive nails through the flange slots located along the top of the siding and into the wall with a hammer. Leave a small gap between the nail head and the wall to allow for natural expansion and shifting.

• 9

  Install the remaining courses, working upward, until the wall is covered.

• 10

  Install the screws that secure the decorative strip over the top of the uppermost siding piece with a screwdriver.

Removing One Siding Piece

• 11

  Unlock the bottom of the siding. Insert the hooked tip of a siding zip tool between the bottom of the piece you intend to remove and the piece directly below it. Pry downward on the tool and slide the tool along the entire length of the piece you are removing to unlock it.

• 12

  Push small wooden wedges into the gap between the piece you are removing and the siding piece directly above it. The wedges will expand the gap between the two siding pieces and expose the siding’s securing nails.

• 13

  Pry out the siding’s securing nails with a pry bar to release the piece. Place a rag between the end of the pry bar and the siding to prevent damaging the siding.

Installing One Siding Piece

• 14

  Lift the bottom of the siding piece directly above the installation area and slide the top of the piece you intent to install underneath the piece above it.

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  Push the bottom of the replacement piece into the locking channel on the top of the siding piece located below the repair area until the new piece locks into place.

• 16

  Push small wooden wedges into the gap between the piece you are installing and the siding piece directly above it to expose the flange at the top of the replacement piece.

• 17

  Drive nails through the siding’s flange with a hammer. You will most likely not be able to drive the entire length of the nails into the wall by striking the nail head with the hammer. Drive the nails into the wall as far as you can. Place the tip of a metal punch against the nail head and tap the punch to drive the nail into the wall. Leave a small gap between the nail head and the wall to allow for natural expansion and shifting.