Top Piece Of My Vinyl Siding Keeps Blowing Off

I get it back in place but then it keeps coming out whenever the wind blows wit any force.

Top piece of my vinyl siding keeps blowing off.

One part nailed to the wall very much like you did for the starter rail and the second piece snapped into it holding covering the top of the vinyl siding. Homeowners can hire a contractor to replace the missing siding or purchase necessary materials and repair the siding themselves. When i was doing this i used a 2 piece crown mold trim at the top. The most common mistake homeowners make is nailing the vinyl siding too tight.

The advantage to using vinyl siding on the exterior of your home is you will not need to paint it as frequently and it is easy to repair using only a few tools. The nail slots in the siding were not torn the siding pulled the nails right out. There were wind gusts of up to 65 mph recorded at a nearby airport about a month ago which ripped off a total of about 100 sq feet of my vinyl siding in two separate areas of my house. Vinyl siding will expand and contract when the temperatures change.

Vinyl siding is a heavy duty and comparatively maintenance free material applied to the home s exterior. Without an additional layer of siding to cover it as it touches the soffit installers must take extra steps to give the siding job a finished look. The upper piece doesn t seem to want to hook in the lower piece and stay. While durable strong wind gusts can loosen the material causing it to fall off the side of homes.