Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick

05-18-2012, 08:03 PM	#1
jdogg Newbie   Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1	Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick I've stripped a couple of the screws and broke a couple. Any suggestions on what I can do? How do I get the stripped ones out and how do I get the broken ones out to put in new ones?

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05-18-2012, 08:09 PM	#2
kwikfishron Moderator     Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kansas/Oregon Coast Posts: 4,512	Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick Welcome to the Forum jdog. Are you wanting to salvage the shutters??? What type of screws were used? __________________ A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Especially In The DIY Chatroom -NEW MEMBERS- Please include your basic location in your profile. Some of the answers given are specific to a Region or State.

05-18-2012, 09:13 PM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,178	Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick If your installing new shutters there's no reason the new ones have to line up with the old ones. If there had of been lead anchors installed for the screws to be screwed into the screws would have just backed right out.

05-19-2012, 04:20 PM	#4
thehvacguy Still Learning   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 291	Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick You could drill them out with a metal drill bit...

05-19-2012, 10:45 PM	#5
Tom Struble Member     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west milford n.j. Posts: 2,692	Removing Vinyl shutters from Brick just push up and down hard on them a few times,the screws will snap off