Removing Old Clapboard Siding

The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point.

Removing old clapboard siding. The hot air may. Measure out the first clapboard always measure twice and add 1 32 extra then cut it the additional length helps secure the board for a watertight seal. While it is true that wood shingles or clapboards require fresh paint every few years a growing number of homeowners are now stripping away the skins of siding to restore the original wooden clapboards beneath. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

Remove the damaged clapboard with a hammer and pry bar. It s lightning fast said clark. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. A heat gun releases hot air to melt paint so you can easily remove the paint with a scraper.

A sharp rigid putty knife or a blade designed just for paint scraping is your best bet. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. The reasoning behind this was that the upkeep of wood siding was too time consuming and newer materials were more resilient. Sanding the clapboards wears down the paint layers until you eventually reach the bare clapboards.

In this case removal of the damaged boards revealed a section of the sill beneath the clapboards that had been damaged by termites image 3. Use a circular saw to make a horizontal cut along the length use an old chisel or small pry bar to split siding out use a cat s paw to remove nails carefully pry out the top and bottom sections after the big chunks are out you ll have to wiggle out any pieces that are stuck behind the trim. Hold it over an area for 20 to 30 seconds give it a quick scrape and all the paint layers come off down to the bare wood. A power tool to remove paint from clapboards grinder.

In cases where only a portion of a clapboard is damaged use a speed square to mark a new joint image 1 and cut off the damaged portion with a circular saw image 2. You ll minimize the dust and you ll have better control than if you used a sander. If you ve got very loose or alligatored paint scraping really is easier than any other option. We are in the process of removing the ugly modern siding and exposing the original clapboard.

We are doing the work ourselves so it is a slow process especially since we have a 2 year old and 3 year old to care for in the process we are a foster family. Step 2 to make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed.