Vinyl Siding J Channel Tool

Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove.

Vinyl siding j channel tool.

Vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks. Then instead of bending over the tab at the corners i just put a piece of weatherproof tape in the j channel. For the best quality on your next vinyl siding project choose malco. If using j channel as a starter strip you need to drill 5 16 holes every 24 inches to allow for proper water drainage.

Always remember to score the vinyl face up apply medium pressure and carefully snap it in half. Midwest siding j channel notcher vinyl and aluminum cutter with hardened steel kush n power grips mwt ct 4 5 out of 5 stars 8 43 97 43. Hampton bay crossridge 50 000 btu antique bronze finish gas fire pit g ftb 51057b. Vinyl siding tool steel siding channel j channel steel roofing j channel vinyl cutter siding tool.

Electric drill 5 16 drill bit. Old stone oven round pizza stone. The tool was a huge time saver. Installing a replacement piece of vinyl siding is the reverse of removing the damaged panel.

Malco offers premium vinyl siding tools that are made in the usa such as the time saving turboshear the comfortable sideswiper ii removal tool the versatile j channel cutter or the useful sider. It is not necessary to cut all the way through the vinyl if you are able to properly score it. Tool operation is fast and easy. This made cutting the j channel slots quick and easy.

Use malco s versatile j channel cutters to make drain tabs downstream notch cutouts and miter trim cuts in vinyl channel. Available in three sizes for 1 2 inch 12 7 mm channel using model jcc50r 5 8 inch 15 9 mm channel using model jccr and 3 4 inch 19 1 mm channel using model jcc75r. Sided my entire house alone. After a while i stopped cutting tabs only and switched to full slots.