Remove Shutter Spikes & Replace Vinyl Shutters 

With the instructions of this video, I was able to remove a vinyl shutter very easily, and without any damage. Thank you !!!

Where is the 2nd part of this video?! How do you line up the original holes with the new shutters?

Great video Thank you

So I am doing some replacements for my moms house. When I take off the old shutters i can re-use the same hole? Also, do you have to pre drill the new holes on the new shutters if it’s going in vinyl siding.If so, what size is the bit.? Second question is I have to install new ones on a stone wall section of the house it already has the holes and what not. But the screws are the tap in ones. What size would the bit be for the pre drilled holes? Thanks They already have old ones. So again, what size is the bit to make a new hole for the tap in nail? Because I’ve seen vinyl and

How about spikes in mortor or bricks that are in tight? I had to cut them and drilling them out a real pain in the butt. Is there a better way?

And what if you don’t want to put up new shutters....what do you do about the discoloration /darker areas where the shutters were? ( without having to paint the house)

I just removed 22 shutters from my house to repaint them. For the first several spikes, I followed the video's instructions and tried to use a pry bar to remove the spikes, with mixed results. In particular, the heads of the ones immediately adjacent to the window tended to break off, since these spikes are probably embedded into a hole drilled into the framing (it's a tight fit), and not into an empty void. In the video, you can see that the pry bar tries to remove the spike at a slight angle, and not straight out. This will cause many of them to break off. I had to drill out the old spikes, which is a bad thing, since the hole can become larger than the original one. I then tried placing the pry bar behind the shutter (and against the vinyl siding) near each spike and made several sharp tugs, careful not to damage the vinyl siding. The shutter came off easily with all of the spikes completely intact. No more drilling out the old spikes! I could almost get away with re-using the old spikes (definitely not recommended, however). As for silicone caulking the holes before re-installing the shutters, this will cause the spikes to permanently bond with the vinyl siding, and it will be a major PITA for whoever is doing this the next time. Don't do it. My shutters were made with 6 factory mounting holes, so reinstalling them using new hole locations in the future is not a good option. So definitely don't use caulk of any kind that is going to gunk up your perfectly good hole locations and make future spike removal next to impossible. Oh, and I painted the shutters using Benjamin Moore Regal Select exterior acrylic paint, and they look brand new again!

How we installing those new shutters now that the shutter spike holes are caulked?

Thanks, but what if you have to / want to reuse the original holes for the replacement shutters?

Is it possible to add working shutters to a manufactured home?

I’m wondering what happens to the spike that was cut off & left in the wall. The new spike when installing new shutters will ultimately hit the old spike. Video didn’t show how to get it out of the wall. Any thoughts?

If you cut off the shutter spike then how would you get the replacement spike into that hole?

You didn't show what to do if the spike broke off

how. can i replace after painting shutters?

ok wait, I can just pull them out? OK here's what happened, a HUGE storm ,complete with hail, has ripped off one of my shutters. Actually, they look just like the shutters you have in this vid. I thought it was screwed in from behind so I was like "How the heck did they do that?" So Anywho, I guess I just pull the screws out, buy 4 more, and just re-attach the shutters? How do those screws work? Do they expand on the other side? or held down simply by the threads? Thanks for this video.

You did not say what to do with the one broken inside!

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