How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

How to remove and replace siding.

How to replace rotted lap siding.

Anyways i used an asphalt roofing paper. Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. The goal was to get 2 3 inches above the inside of the siding.

Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding. Make the first cut with a circular saw. How to repair wood siding.

Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. For some reason my house didn t have a moisture barrier under all its t1 11 siding only the lap siding on the front. To remove and replace damaged siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage the good siding above it. Drill pilot holes and drive nails to attach the new pieces. Remove the shims and tap the upper board back into place. If needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s.

Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts. 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. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together.

Next i needed to install a new moisture vapor wrap over the exposed boards. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Tap the new pieces in place using a block of wood so you don t dent the siding. This is not ideal.