I'm only a third of the way through this video and I have to wonder why more people aren't commenting about the comprehensive information this guy is giving to all of us! Outstanding video that clearly deserves both a like and a subscription!
Tbh I’m kind of surprised this video isn’t doing a little better. It might be that it is a more popular topic so it’s harder to rank in the search 🤷🏼♂️. Thanks for your comment and likes!
@@sidingschool Can ask you a question, mate. Like an arse, I was focused on something else and hit the side of my own house with the fork attachment on our skidsteer. I've peeled some of the double 4-inch wood grain vinyl down and away from the wall to get a look at the existing vinyl. I can't find any information of any kind to work with. As a single 12' - 6" length of siding would do the job, I'm hoping to find a single piece somewhere, but identifying the color is the real issue at the moment. Yeah, almost forgot, the siding is made to protrude 1/2" from the wall. Can I kindly ask you for any advice you might be willing to share?
No problem! *Stuff* happens lol.. I’d try to find out who built the house and see if you can get ahold of them to get the siding information. If you find out who built it, but can’t get in touch with them - you could probably find a local lumber yard and ask around to find the siding contractor or someone who would know the builder (might be a long shot though). Successfully doing this might depend on the size of your town and the age of your house Probably a better way would be to take a piece off and bring it to a local siding supplier or local siding contractor and have them look at it… they’ll most likely be able to identify it. Also, some of the trim pieces on your house might have lettering on them or the housewrap (if any) might clue you in to who supplied it. Unfortunately sometimes the easiest approach might be patch and paint. You won’t have to run all around town to track down siding that may or may not be being manufactured anymore. Also I’m going to be testing out a siding restoration liquid that is supposed to bring vinyl back to its original color and sheen, so look for that video coming soonish. If your old siding is a different color than the new siding because of fading you might not be out of luck because you might be able to restore the old siding. Good luck!
@@sidingschool One more thing, Brandon. If I can't find a single 12'-6" length of siding, would it be possible to effect the repair with shorter pieces? Specifically, I can buy 24" long sample pieces of Ply Gem vinyl siding from our Home Depot. No, it wouldn't look ideal, but at least it would stop the Mrs from freaking out about it, right? 😉 The point is that, even if I have to use vinyl paint to get a color match, the damage would be covered. What do you think?
If it’s next to a corner you could definitely do the repair with a shorter piece. Make sure you face the seam in the same direction as all the other seams and if you’re adding a seam to the wall make sure it is at least 2’ from the ones above and below. If the repair is in the middle of a 12’ 6” piece there’s gonna be two seams and that won’t look too nice imo, but most people wouldn’t notice. If the siding isn’t too mangled and the hole isn’t too big you could always do the patch and paint method… the patches are on amazon for cheap, they are just peel and stick.
What if my double four white vinyl siding is 22 years old and doesn't have any markings Will I find a piece that will still lock into the existing vinyl siding
Hi, Pretty much everything fades in the sun, so getting siding that matches could be a challenge and you probably won’t get a perfect match color and sheen wise… a double 4” is a common panel and you should be able to lock almost any brand of siding into your existing siding panels. Here is a video I did on how to identify your vinyl siding: How to identify vinyl siding th-cam.com/video/AEBbEtDbSpg/w-d-xo.html
I live in Northern Nevada, and we do get snow. I've been in my house for 19 years, and the siding has separated vertically in many areas. I'm thinking I need to remove the old caulking, sand, and re-do the caulking??? Any tips would help, thank you!
Must be wood siding? It sounds like you have the right idea… I would look out for rotten areas where it is saturated and take down siding from that area down. Just to be sure there’s no rot in the walls.
Is there a code like a car VIN for each manufacturer to help identify characteristics? New sub by the way. I've got some wood siding to deal with, my vinyl siding just has a few dings.
Hey thanks for subscribing! I’ve seen barcodes and numerical codes on a lot of siding, I think that they would help each manufacturer identify the production run (but that is just a guess). I’m not sure if the code could help identify the manufacturer… it would be nice if it could though.
I've got some siding with hail damage, installed 2 years ago but the contractor doesn't know what it was. Would following the methods in your video work? My other big issue is that the local suppliers only work with contractors, how do I get around this?
The methods I used in these videos should work for you. Once you’ve established what brand, color, style etc. your siding is you’ll probably have to contact a local medium to small size siding company and ask them to order a piece for you. Good luck!
Gotcha, maybe put the serial number here and someone will be able to find it… otherwise I’d take a picture of it and show it to a siding distributor. Or even take a piece off and bring it somewhere. Sometimes the trim pieces might have more information or another piece of siding might say the manufacturer, line and color. Good luck!
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I'm only a third of the way through this video and I have to wonder why more people aren't commenting about the comprehensive information this guy is giving to all of us! Outstanding video that clearly deserves both a like and a subscription!
Tbh I’m kind of surprised this video isn’t doing a little better. It might be that it is a more popular topic so it’s harder to rank in the search 🤷🏼♂️. Thanks for your comment and likes!
@@sidingschool Can ask you a question, mate. Like an arse, I was focused on something else and hit the side of my own house with the fork attachment on our skidsteer. I've peeled some of the double 4-inch wood grain vinyl down and away from the wall to get a look at the existing vinyl. I can't find any information of any kind to work with. As a single 12' - 6" length of siding would do the job, I'm hoping to find a single piece somewhere, but identifying the color is the real issue at the moment. Yeah, almost forgot, the siding is made to protrude 1/2" from the wall. Can I kindly ask you for any advice you might be willing to share?
No problem! *Stuff* happens lol.. I’d try to find out who built the house and see if you can get ahold of them to get the siding information. If you find out who built it, but can’t get in touch with them - you could probably find a local lumber yard and ask around to find the siding contractor or someone who would know the builder (might be a long shot though). Successfully doing this might depend on the size of your town and the age of your house
Probably a better way would be to take a piece off and bring it to a local siding supplier or local siding contractor and have them look at it… they’ll most likely be able to identify it. Also, some of the trim pieces on your house might have lettering on them or the housewrap (if any) might clue you in to who supplied it. Unfortunately sometimes the easiest approach might be patch and paint. You won’t have to run all around town to track down siding that may or may not be being manufactured anymore.
Also I’m going to be testing out a siding restoration liquid that is supposed to bring vinyl back to its original color and sheen, so look for that video coming soonish. If your old siding is a different color than the new siding because of fading you might not be out of luck because you might be able to restore the old siding. Good luck!
@@sidingschool One more thing, Brandon. If I can't find a single 12'-6" length of siding, would it be possible to effect the repair with shorter pieces? Specifically, I can buy 24" long sample pieces of Ply Gem vinyl siding from our Home Depot. No, it wouldn't look ideal, but at least it would stop the Mrs from freaking out about it, right? 😉 The point is that, even if I have to use vinyl paint to get a color match, the damage would be covered. What do you think?
If it’s next to a corner you could definitely do the repair with a shorter piece. Make sure you face the seam in the same direction as all the other seams and if you’re adding a seam to the wall make sure it is at least 2’ from the ones above and below. If the repair is in the middle of a 12’ 6” piece there’s gonna be two seams and that won’t look too nice imo, but most people wouldn’t notice. If the siding isn’t too mangled and the hole isn’t too big you could always do the patch and paint method… the patches are on amazon for cheap, they are just peel and stick.
What if my double four white vinyl siding is 22 years old and doesn't have any markings Will I find a piece that will still lock into the existing vinyl siding
Hi, Pretty much everything fades in the sun, so getting siding that matches could be a challenge and you probably won’t get a perfect match color and sheen wise… a double 4” is a common panel and you should be able to lock almost any brand of siding into your existing siding panels.
Here is a video I did on how to identify your vinyl siding: How to identify vinyl siding
th-cam.com/video/AEBbEtDbSpg/w-d-xo.html
I live in Northern Nevada, and we do get snow. I've been in my house for 19 years, and the siding has separated vertically in many areas. I'm thinking I need to remove the old caulking, sand, and re-do the caulking??? Any tips would help, thank you!
Must be wood siding? It sounds like you have the right idea… I would look out for rotten areas where it is saturated and take down siding from that area down. Just to be sure there’s no rot in the walls.
Is there a code like a car VIN for each manufacturer to help identify characteristics? New sub by the way. I've got some wood siding to deal with, my vinyl siding just has a few dings.
Hey thanks for subscribing! I’ve seen barcodes and numerical codes on a lot of siding, I think that they would help each manufacturer identify the production run (but that is just a guess). I’m not sure if the code could help identify the manufacturer… it would be nice if it could though.
I've got some siding with hail damage, installed 2 years ago but the contractor doesn't know what it was. Would following the methods in your video work? My other big issue is that the local suppliers only work with contractors, how do I get around this?
The methods I used in these videos should work for you. Once you’ve established what brand, color, style etc. your siding is you’ll probably have to contact a local medium to small size siding company and ask them to order a piece for you. Good luck!
You gonna put siding on a car??? *COOL* !!!
Oh, no, I guess I wasn’t clear about that. I was saying identifying siding is like identifying a car. 🚗 Brand, style, line, color, etc..
Anyone know serial number then USA TF what company is tf
Huh?
Siding has a serial number then (USA TF)
WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS THE MAKER.. DUTCH LAP SIDING FROM AWHILE BACK
Gotcha, maybe put the serial number here and someone will be able to find it… otherwise I’d take a picture of it and show it to a siding distributor. Or even take a piece off and bring it somewhere. Sometimes the trim pieces might have more information or another piece of siding might say the manufacturer, line and color. Good luck!
Ended up just tearing the side down that was damage and starting fresh corner to corner. I think it's honestly an old piece of siding from Sears
Sometimes that’s the best way to do it. Good luck!