How To Remove Old Lap Siding

Remove the nails in the corner cap.

How to remove old lap siding. An oscillating tool with a. How to remove and replace wood siding. When crosscutting the existing siding be sure to stagger the end joints so they aren t aligned. Cut existing siding nails.

Grasp the heat removal tool by the handle and hold it with its heating coils flush against the siding and the handle parallel to the direction of the wood. Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board. The article details just how the old fiber cement siding was removed with minimum damage. Slide the thin edge of a flat pry bar carefully under the lower edge of the first piece of hardieplank siding to be removed.

How to repair and replace siding step 1. Fiber cement siding removal procedures to minimize dust to permit possible salvage re use of the material. In other cases it must come off. Hold it against the siding for 20 to 30.

Use a mallet or hammer to gently drive the tip of the bar up behind the siding if necessary. To replicate the. Remove the nails on. Keller sons llc roofing siding windows.

Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.