Replace Cement Siding Match Cedar

When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding.

Replace cement siding match cedar. Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider. I have an apartment building built in 1924 with asbestos siding on half of it and cedar siding on the other side. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Cut the cement board and the planks to replicate the look of cedar shake cut a 2 piece of fiber cement board that will go right above the drip cap then a larger piece on top of that and finally the shingle panels.

It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. As each year passes we get more and more of these calls as houses built in the 70 s 80 s are experiencing siding failure. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

Trim your replacement pieces down to size using the old siding for reference. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. I have about 3500 square feet to cover. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Above the bottom edge. A long piece of siding will sag in the middle so use temporary blocks to hold it in place while you attach it. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Fiber cement siding is a man made product made from a composite of sand cement and cellulose fibers pressed together to form planks or shingles.

To remove and replace damaged siding. The cedar siding needs painting although the last paint job lasted a good 15 years. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. Should i replace or repair my cedar siding.

Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. I m thinking of replacing the cedar with hardi. We get calls every week from homeowners asking us about their cedar wood siding and if we can come take a look. Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.

Then use a chalk line to create a reference mark for the first or bottom piece of siding and start securing the siding pieces from the bottom to the top. It comes primed and painted but can also be painted after installation.