Maintaining good clearances between finish grade and siding materials of all kinds is crucial to preventing this kind of damage.
Grass trimmer cuts vinyl siding.
The vinyl siding skirting panel that finally defeats the weed wacker.
Maybe cut out about 6 of the plywood sheathing and replace that with cement siding cut to size.
To my horror.
Power models with rotating blades make the job easier especially if you have a large area to cover.
Marshalltown new 13 lightweight vinyl plank laminate flooring cutter also cuts engineered hardwood siding and more proudly made in the usa 4 7 out of 5 stars 11 99 99 99.
My trimmer line has cracked or put holes in vinyl skirting siding gutters i try to be as careful as i can trimming the high grass aroung vinyl but it seems like every time i wind up chipping the vinyl with my trimmer line.
Now the grass was about 2 ft high.
Most vinyl is verry brittle and chips easy.
Simply place the wheel on the hard surface with the blade just over the edge and push and pull.
This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it.
So i go an buy a husqvarna string trimmer and use it to trim the grass growing at the bottom of the fence.
I had never used a string trimmer.
Create an almost invisible border about one foot wide by removing the grass putting down landscape fabric you can buy a small roll and cut it lengthwise into one foot strips then applying gravel or stone that matches your stucco or foundation color.
Have a small house to replace vinyl siding on.
Take care though power models can be dangerous so follow all the safety precautions.
All goes well until i rake the cut grass away from the bottom of the fence.
Current vinyl siding starts just 3 above grade and gets torn up by weed eater.
I was just trying to think of best solution for this.
Warranted to be string trimmer resistant and the most heavy duty vinyl skirting available today.
Weed wacker proof rustique ribb skirting is warranted to be resistant to the normal use of grass string trimmers using 105 string or less.
The vinyl siding as seen from inside the crawl space.