HELP!! Shop vinyl siding damage

[Rewind97]

My neighbor sent me this pic this morning of the front of my shop. We had some high winds during the night and apparently my siding took a gust of it.

Any siding experts here? I know absolutely nothing about how to put this back up and would appreciate any help you could give me. I have all the pieces that blew off and they don't seem damaged.

 

[Whitworth]

Just bang-bang-bang on with roofing nails through the slots. Not too tight to allow the siding to expand, but not too loose either or the siding can come off again. The bottom of each piece snaps into the top of the other.

 

[PelicanPines]

Prep for 2nd door?

 

[rburke65]

Yes....one "hangs" siding....you do not "nail" siding.

 

[Rewind97]

Ahhh...........so I need to start at the bottom and work my way up.

 

[maxpower_hd]

If the starter strip is still there you will lock into that and work your way up. Some siding has a strip that if you crush it you nailed too tight. You just nail to the strip. I lift up lightly on the siding so it is just snug on the piece below it. When you get the the last piece where there is a piece already above it you use a zip tool to reconnect. They sell those at home depot for about $6. You start at the tapered groove on one side then press and slide with the tool to the other end. It takes a little practice. It can be done without the tool too but it is more of a pain, especially if the siding is older and brittle.

 

[CTyankee]

Seems like you've been been provided the re-installation instructions.

But I'm gonna throw in some unsolicited observations. The siding didn't come off just because you had some high winds. The siding came off because it wasn't installed correctly and you had some high winds. Is the black on the sheathing felt paper?. It doesn't appear that there is anything covering the section toward the outer corner of the building. Did that blow off too?

Not trying to be a ****, but from what I'm seeing you could eventually have other issues further down the line.

 

[matt_i]

I put up my siding with GRK cabinet-head screws. Exterior/pressure treated-rated, its a T-15 drive with a large washer head, 1" long. B.uy at Home Depot The electrogalvanized nails I took out of my other building just slipped out of the OSB in some cases when I stripped some of the siding back. The screws won't do that.

You can increase the number of fasteners, just don't nail tight. A j-tool for seating and unseating vinyl siding will come in handy when reattaching the last piece. You can probably pickup on the old nail holes and not have to re-establish level as you go up.

 

[Rewind97]

Seems like you've been been provided the re-installation instructions.

But I'm gonna throw in some unsolicited observations. The siding didn't come off just because you had some high winds. The siding came off because it wasn't installed correctly and you had some high winds. Is the black on the sheathing felt paper?. It doesn't appear that there is anything covering the section toward the outer corner of the building. Did that blow off too?

Not trying to be a ****, but from what I'm seeing you could eventually have other issues further down the line.

No, it's not felt paper but some type of "wall board". The section on the outer corner is plywood.

 

[CTyankee]

No, it's not felt paper but some type of "wall board". The section on the outer corner is plywood.

Not knowing what the "wallboard" material is, I won't comment on it. But as far as the exposed plywood...that's a big no-no. In no case should vinyl siding be installed without a SOME type of water resistant barrier and proper flashing where required being applied first.

Since most of our installations are along the shoreline, we take extra precautions due to the frequent wind/rain combination. Less extreme weather conditions may mean there is less chance of water damage even due to sloppy/improper installation, but that's still no excuse for not installing it correctly.

Here's some helpful info(see page 2 in regards to water barriers). Not sure if doing anything but just re-installing is a priority for you, but just some FYI regardless.

https://www.vinylsiding.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-Vinyl-Siding-Installation-Manual.pdf

 

[homebuilt burner]

If the nails are pulled out cleanly, as others have suggested, you may want to use a ring shanked siding nail. That way if you are not hitting the stud every time it affords some level of holding power.

 

[Rewind97]

If the nails are pulled out cleanly, as others have suggested, you may want to use a ring shanked siding nail. That way if you are not hitting the stud every time it affords some level of holding power.

I think I will definitely do this!!!

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Find and mark the studs. Use minimum two inch, prefer 3", nails to reattach siding.

 

[n20junkie]

I put up my siding with GRK cabinet-head screws. Exterior/pressure treated-rated, its a T-15 drive with a large washer head, 1" long. B.uy at Home Depot The electrogalvanized nails I took out of my other building just slipped out of the OSB in some cases when I stripped some of the siding back. The screws won't do that.

You can increase the number of fasteners, just don't nail tight. A j-tool for seating and unseating vinyl siding will come in handy when reattaching the last piece. You can probably pickup on the old nail holes and not have to re-establish level as you go up.

I used the same screws on my last house and really liked them for siding. It had way more pull out resistance than a nail ever would.

 

[cowboy73]

That "wallboard" is it Homasote or Celotex black board? If it is, I would rip that off and replace it with some plywood before putting the siding back on. We used the screws for concrete board to attach some siding on my dad's house when we needed to fasten it in areas where there weren't too many studs to hit.