How To Replace Damaged Wood Siding On A House

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How to replace damaged wood siding on a house.

If the siding doesn t have wood or plywood sheathing behind it be sure to crosscut the damaged siding over a stud. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. In most cases it s necessary to remove more than just the damaged wood to make the repair less obvious. This photo shows the resulting cove cut at the top of the treated wood siding.

The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. 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.

Learn how to repair wood siding yourself with a complete material list and step by step instruction. If your home has damaged vinyl siding make sure you have these supplies on hand. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar. Replacing damaged siding on a historic house.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk. In all i needed approximately 34 linear feet of siding to repair the section next to the porch and another 30 linear feet for the repair to the side of a shed. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing. That s because the end seams on wood lap siding are staggered across the wall and have to be made at wall stud locations. New matching vinyl siding tin snips minimum 1 galvanized steel nails with at least a 3 8 head and a. Besides prying out the rotten wood you may need to cut adjacent boards back a stud or two in either direction.

When crosscutting the existing siding be sure to stagger the end joints so they aren t aligned above each other. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. How to remove and replace wood siding. 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.

Then measure for proper fit of the new siding.