The Vinyl Siding Institute, a trade group (vinylsiding.org), recommends starting at the bottom of the wall and working up, taking care to rinse thoroughly as you finish each area.

Start near a seam if possible. Push the tool up into the seam where two pieces connect. Work the tool up and back and forth until the bent portion of the tool hooks on to the lower lip of the upper ...

Ask the Carpenter: Patch vinyl siding, remove cedar shingle stains Ask the Carpenter's Rob Robillard tackles readers' questions about vinyl siding, cedar shingles, broken stairs, and more.

Q. I have a vinyl-sided home. A handyman I hired to stain my deck and fire escape splattered it on the beige siding. It was a windy day. He rubbed off the spots with a graffiti remover. It got rid ...

Q. I have a vinyl-sided home. A handyman I hired to stain my deck and fire escape splattered it on the beige siding. It was a windy day. He rubbed off the spots with a graffiti remover. It got rid ...