Removing Wood Siding Shingles

Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the.

Removing wood siding shingles. How to remove paint from cedar shingles step 1. When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them. After removing the stain consider using bleach to lighten the color and remove water marks. The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.

Pull and remove shingles. Wipe the wood surface with a cloth and mineral spirits until clean. Others only need you to help them along. Here i demonstrate how to easily remove wood cedar shingles using a pair of pliers and a hammer.

Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding. Some shingles will require that you pull the nails completely out. Remove the nails removing the nails is the only hard part about removing wood shingles. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.

Having pulled siding off houses there can be lots of bad stuff underneath. Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. Remove the broken shingle. 5 steps to shingle replacement 1.

Disclaimer our videos are for. Set up your ladder at the highest point on the exterior wall. You simple need to use a nail ripper to pull up the nails from the roof. This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.

To repair broken shingles first gather several tools. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. The best woods for bleaching are ash oak gum and beech. Rarely if ever will they need to be cut and cutting is the one activity that creates hazardous dust.

To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Added to that is the fact that leaving the old adding foamboard and new vinyl adds an inch to an inch and a half to the thickness of the total siding. Continue scraping as far to either side as you can safely. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.