How To Fix Holes In Your Vinyl Siding (Even If You Don't Have Any Extra Siding) 

Thank you!

Yeah, didn't occur to a contractor I spoke with at one point who ended up flaking on me anyway. I should have looked here first ...

Ummm siding is like $10 a piece unless you mean with someone’s labour included

⁠@@justinstevenson2061 true. 1. You can get lucky and your local supplier might have a few pieces leftover from a job that just so happen to match your original siding. 2. To buy siding, you have to buy by the box (called a “Square”). Each square has ~24-30 pieces. 3. I know because I ask looking desperately now for replacement pieces and striking out big time.

@@AdedoyinOyelaran depends where you are and where you look. I have a distributor near me that can order from several manufacturers warehouses. So they will have same day availability if you want to opt for pick up. In a few cases where it wasnt available same day, it can be ordered in. and thats meaning the manufacturers warehouse didnt have it, but they can order it from another warehouse or even production plant etc. Also sometimes yes you have to buy a full box (usually 100sft which yes roofing/siding guys call a square). But i have matched 40 yr old aluminum siding through them. Also they have colour swatches from several different manufacturers, and sometimes you can find a close enough match from a different company than whats on your house. Those little red 'siding removal tools' are your best friend. pretty well every box store carries them. Just plug your holes from nails pulled, tuck tape if tyvek maybe go caulk if black felt. Besides ladder and heights its not too hard. also get the yellow rubber ladder tips, massively increases safety on the ladder on the siding. or the stand off bars which also have rubber tips, but also bring you away from the wall so you dont have to lean back as much.

great tip, thank you for adding

thank you

agreed, this happens to be an outbuilding, but still should have had it either way

I was going to say the same thing, no tyvek....siding does not stop water, the tyvek does..siding is designed to breath and in order to do that it also allows water past...you have to have good drainage behind it...

Unfortunately, until 2012, UBC code didn't require a vapor barrier behind vinyl siding. I've worked on lots of nice, large homes that had extensive water damage around windows and doors because of this issue.

@@samspade9980 I’m a builder and It’s crucial that the tyvek is installed properly too with correct overlaps because the moisture will cause extensive damage due to cheap particle boards and all that other stuff that soak up water like a sponge

@@glennlienhop342 I'm fully aware. I'm a builder since 1986, and I've always used a vapor barrier. I've never had issues with siding. I spent a great number of years doing insurance claims and remodel /repair and the number of homes I saw with water damage is unbelievable.

you're very welcome

thanks! yes, I prefer watching videos that just get right to it so I try and do the same in my content

your welcome

email me at info@thedailydiy.net and I'll send you a close up shot of what it looks like now, which is almost 2 years later. I still have the same patches on that I did in this video.

Wow, thanks!

Thanks…guys at lowe’s said no patches are sold so buy the whole thing ..wankers lol

thank you

yeah, those mowers are the worst. I think that's how I keep getting holes in mine.

I had a custom color done, I actually took a small piece of siding to the paint store and had them match it. If you cannot take a piece of siding, bring home several paint swatches and try to find the one that matches the closest.

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yes, you can cut these patches to any size

@@thedailydiy thank you. This may seem an easier route than Bondo. I'll have to give this a try.

this is my outbuilding, and I didn't build it, but agreed, not good

Yeah this is a serious problem, osb doesn’t fair well when it gets wet. I’d strip that siding and get a WRB on that osb asap.

my house is wrapped, this is just an outbuilding I have that stores lawn equipment and tools.

Fyi, it doesn't help keep your home warm lmao.

I used Guppyhill Vinyl Siding Patches from Amazon

Actually house wrap, rather than vapour barrier, but you're right, it is missing.

@@bobmcl2406 I guess house wrap may have been a better choice of words but I always used fan board to keep water off the sheating.

@@mattedwards4533 interesting. I just looked that up. I have never seen it here in Canada. Looks like it creates more air gap. Thx for expanding my knowledge. I have typically just seen vinyl siding installed directly over Tyvek house wrap.

@@bobmcl2406 I have seen the use of Tyvec myself. I am in the southern U.S. and have a semi-tropical clime. Sweating behind the vinyl would eventually reek havoc on the sheathing if not kept away from it. When I was in the construction bussiness I always used fan board. I saw the use of Tyvec slowly start to be used. Regardless of a persons choice it is imperitive that a barrior be installed of some sort. I can't understand why a contractor would install vinyl over bare sheathing? Maybe he just didn't know?

Vinyl siding is often done with nothing underneath, in the south. Most "wraps" have a flame temp that is substantially less than the house or vinyl.

my house is wrapped, this is a detached garage/outbuilding. Bought this house already built 2 years ago, but I agree still good to have it on outbuildings too

@@thedailydiyabsolutely necessary. Look at all the weep holes on the bottom of each siding piece. They are there because the manufacturer knows water gets behind. How people can install siding without housewrap baffles me

Many garages don’t have house wrap.

@@HomeRapidRepairwell that’s just wrong though. No siding is 100% waterproof, and house wrap is your waterproof (WRB = weather resistant barrier)

I would consider retro fitting a small piece of siding “fixing it” and not replacing the siding. If you watched the entire 2 mins she also patched a hole. That’s definitely a fix too.

The first part she shows replacing the small piece. My original thought was the same as yours. Then she shows how to fix it if you don't have siding, just like she said she would. It's a short video so watching it until the end before criticizing her is a good idea.

Replaced and fixed

it's not wallpaper, it's a product designed specifically for this type of application.

Jason must be living alone…in a van…down by the river…😢

@@Fatchadomi Hey, sounds good to me!

@@Fatchadomi Lol...

That’s why she used a patch specifically designed to patch vinyl siding. I’m not sure if you’re joking but just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean she can’t be better at fixing stuff than a dude.