Hideout siding issue
We were traveling though Missouri and the wind picked up to around 35-40 miles per hour. Looked out the mirror and the siding on the left side front was breathing. Pulled over and found that 3 panels had loosened. I snapped it back along the seam, but as soon as we got rolling it popped back out. Looked for air leaks that might be going in between somehow, but found nothing. Used gorilla tape as a temporary fix to hold it all together and came home slowly. Nothing blew apart. What little I have been able to find is that the staples along the upper edges of the panels had pulled loose. It is also a labor intensive job to pull it all apart to re-attach it. Pulling windows and front trim and maybe the door. Seriously thinking of using some 1" decorative washers and fastening into the studs and doing both sides to match and prevent the other side from doing it in the future. Thinking if I match the color, it will not look to much like a redneck fix. I did call my insurance and the $1,000.00 deductible makes me want another solution. Any ideas or experience from anyone will be appreciated.
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