How To Match Old Style Wood Siding

For more information on vapor retarders see section 5.

How to match old style wood siding.

Measure the butt edge thickness and the widths of the exposed faces of a few courses on the wall. Here s how to make sure you have a patch that s a perfect match before you begin. Conditioned spaces will require insulation sheathing and house wrap. Score the cut line with the utility knife guided by a square.

With the vertical cove cut milled the final step was to cut a rabbet on the bottom inside edge of each board. Painting sounds like an option but in this case we re talking about painting old wood some of which is reaching the end of its lifecycle. Beveled cedar siding can be installed over sheathing with a vapor retarder such as tyvek or asphalt saturated felt. Take the sample piece of siding to your local home or siding store.

If you want everything to match replace everything. Add an inch to the face width to account for the overlap of the piece above. Remove all damaged siding down to the bare studs. The clapboard you use for a patch should blend in seamlessly with your existing siding.

Line up the ends and using the old piece as a guide mark the new clapboard with a utility knife. This can easily be done with a rabbet kit for a router. Choosing nails and siding. Scoring prevents the wood from chipping when you cut it with a handsaw cut the new piece of siding on the waste side of the line.

Bringing a length of old siding with you to the lumber yard is the best way to match grains and styles.