Repairing Plywood Siding

You will want to leave the solution on the plywood for about a half an hour.

Repairing plywood siding. A few decades ago plywood paneling became a popular siding choice. Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in. Siding repair is best done with hand tools with one exception. The 4 by 8 foot sheets clad the outside of a home and usually had vertical grooves.

Power tools are out for this job. Step 1 remove damaged plywood. Brands may vary so follow the instructions on the bottle. A typical nailing schedule for plywood siding calls for nails every 8 inches along the edges and every 12 inches in the field but i like to shrink the nail spacing to every 6 inches on vertical edges and every 8 inches in the field.

When plywood siding ages it s often easiest to replace entire panels. Apply the solution to the damaged plywood siding. Follow the instructions that come with a bottle of wood cleaner and mix a batch following the ingredients. Forget the tape measure tom says.

Repair is easy but the trick is to match the finish on the patched area. Drive 2 1 4 inch deck screws about every 8 inches. You will need paint or stain that is an exact match so test your replacement finish somewhere on the siding where it will not show. Cut plywood pressure treated to be safe about 1 4 inch shorter and narrower than the opening.

To do this locate the seams around the 4 by 8 foot piece of plywood siding that are filled with caulk or silicone sealant. Plywood can be repaired if the damaged area is not extensive. If needed attach strips to the nailer so the patch is flush. The counter posed grains and strong inter sheet adhesive give this manufactured wood material its strength and resistance to warping.

After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters. 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. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar. Plywood is made with layers of wood veneer laid with the grains at approximately right angles and then glued together.