Repair Water Damage Lapp Siding

Besides prying out the rotten wood you may need to cut adjacent boards back a stud or two in either direction.

Repair water damage lapp siding. Most damage to lap siding can be repaired with one of four techniques. Have someone help you and take the chalk line and create a rectangular line around the damaged section of shiplap siding. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. To do this locate the seams around the 4 by 8 foot piece of plywood siding that are filled with caulk or silicone sealant.

In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. How to repair siding shingles. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

The client here was told by several contractors that his masonite siding was defective and needed to be re. The width thickness and profile of the board should match perfectly. We ll show you how to fill small holes fill large holes repair a split and replace siding pieces. The repair is simple if you follow the details in the illustration above.

Before you begin removing damaged lap siding be sure you can acquire the right material to replace it. Here s another typical handyandy exterior project. That s because the end seams on wood lap siding are staggered across the wall and have to be made at wall stud locations. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding.

To cut out a damaged area use a square and a utility knife to scribe cut lines on each side of the damage. Be careful not to damage the sheathing. Wood siding should be primed on all four sides before installing to protect it from any type of moisture penetration. Step 1 remove the water damaged plywood siding after you have located the sheet of plywood siding that is water damaged you ll need to remove it.

Most repairs will take less than an hour. Using a circular saw set to the thickness of the siding complete as much of the cut as you can without cutting into the siding above the cut.