Measure the length of the section of wall you re covering with siding.
Cutting siding away to remove an exterior windows.
Wedge the pry bar under the trim.
Pry away from the wall to lift the trim and loosen the nails holding the trim in place.
Remove all the trim from the wall having the siding replaced.
Slip the curved end of a vinyl siding zip tool into the seam between two horizontally interlocking runs of siding that you need to remove.
Use this tool by inserting it where a piece of vinyl overlaps a piece below it and then sliding it across until you reach the end of the piece.
Use a siding removal tool.
Caulk the new one in using some good urethane sealant and hope that it never fails and that water never gets behind the siding at any point above the window.
The total you get is how much you ll need to cut off the siding.
Extract nails keeping the vinyl pieces in place in order to prepare vinyl pieces to be removed.
You might need to wiggle the tool to work it into the.
Do not cut the vinyl off.
The third option is to cut between the side of the window frame and the edge of the.
Work the pry bar along the entire length of trim.
Then subtract that amount from the length of the piece of siding you re going to cut.
Remove the pieces of vinyl siding from around the window area.