How To Replace Rotted Clapboard Siding

Start by identifying the damaged clapboards.

How to replace rotted clapboard siding. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Using a wood scrap gently tap the siding into place from the opposite end to finish the job nail your new piece of siding to the studs using hot dipped galvanized nails.

Use galvanized nails to attach the new siding to studs. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty. Using some good quality paintable caulk caulk the top and bottom edges of the new piece of siding. Drive wedges under the siding with a hammer to pull it outward and remove any nails from the lower end of the siding once it s propped outward.

Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. How to replace damaged clapboards. To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer starting with the easiest.

This following is a step by step guide for replacement of clapboard shingles and shake siding. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Wedges are available at most hardware stores.

To make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. To remove a damaged clapboard drive wedges t pull it away from the house and pry out the nails.

When clapboards or shakes are rotten or broken your home s siding can no longer do the job it s meant to do. Pull nails from split clapboard. Then cut out the damaged section with a backsaw.