Replacing Wood Siding

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves.

Replacing wood siding. In rare instances you may want to remove the entire length of the siding board. Maintaining wood siding repair damage quickly. Cut existing siding nails. Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk.

How to remove and replace wood siding. To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath. Gap at corner and butt joints. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them.

How to repair wood siding tools and materials. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and. If not addressed quickly small damages. Repairing a single wood siding board.

Now many homeowners are choosing to replace their worn out wood siding with a more durable low maintenance building material that has much of the same aesthetic. Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2. Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing. The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.

Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding. The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1.

Work the pry bar along the. An oscillating tool with a. Mark the repair area. Seal these joints.

There was a time when wood was a very popular siding material in this region said david elkas. Then prime and paint to match your existing structure. It s easy to see the front of the home but check everywhere for cracks weathered wood and. Your damaged wood clapboard siding board will be firmly rooted in place.

Cut and prime. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. Cut away the. Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding.

When crosscutting the existing siding be sure to stagger the end joints so they aren t aligned. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Then measure for proper fit of the new siding.