How To Repair Particle Board Siding

We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.

How to repair particle board siding.

Particleboard is an inexpensive alternative to real wood. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1.

Nail the top course of fiber cement siding through the lower course of hardboard siding. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common. Then fill the glue injector with the wood glue and apply it where the piece broke off as well as on the piece itself. Remove the nails in the corner cap.

Particleboard siding it s one of the many things nobody misses about the 80s. Install fiber cement siding. You will have to do some prep work before you apply the filler but concealing the repair is easily done with a coat of paint. 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.

Fiber cement siding can be blind nailed near the top of the siding to eliminate exposed nails. Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in. The nails will be hidden beneath the layer of siding above. Manufacturers make particle board by combining sawdust wood chips and small wood scraps with adhesives and then press the mixture into a flat sheet.

When it gets this bad your options are few you can t find this product any more to make repairs. Remove loose chips or rotted wood from the damaged area with a. Hold a small length of two by four under the bottom of the new siding plank. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

Affix the broken piece if the piece is still attached to the particle board then dry fit it first to determine how well it will sit. Hit the two by four with a hammer in an upwards motion to drive the board up into position. Nail the fiber cement siding in place so the rows are consistent with the rest of the wall. Repair and restore particleboard.

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.