Hi,
That's the problem. There is a piece of siding that's not latched to the piece below it for about half its length. If I move the offending piece up enough to latch it to the piece below it, then the next piece up will no longer latch to the one that was moved up. Given this situation, each piece of siding will need to be moved up until the top of the wall is reached. This means moving up all the siding on a wall that's about 30 feet wide and 30 high. I don't have the skills to do the job and I'd rather not pay to have it done if a simple fix on the offending piece is possible. I'm trying to come up with a fix that would extend the lip on the piece below the problem piece so that the loose piece will have more lip to latch onto. I'm sure that's all clear as mud but that's the problem. I think the clip I'm trying to fabricate will work but I need to get the right materials and a glue that will bond the material to itself as well as to the existing siding. A mechanical solution such as screws or pop rivets would work but there's not enough room and it would cause the siding to buldge in one or two places. Right now the loose piece is taped in place with silver duct tape so the wind doesn't blow it around too much. I'll work on the problem a little longer but if I don't get too far, it'll be time to call in the professionals. Let everyone know how it goes. This has become personal. Take care, Ed Przybylek From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of NLG Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 4:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon What exactly is wrong with your siding? If it is just coming apart and there isn't any seperation of the locking channel, it would be easier to get a unzipping tool to loosen the siding, pull the nails, move them up a fraction of an inch, and then rezip the siding. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi Tom, I'm beginning to think you're right. More and more, it's beginning to look like a mechanical solution (screws, pop rivets, etc.) will be a better solution. Any information your technician might provide, though, may still prove helpful. Thanks. Take care, Ed From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:35 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Ed, That's a huge set of specs, I doubt there is anything. sounds to me like the fix is going to be more trouble than just replacing the siding, but then I'm not there. I'll ask. Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
