Removing Rotted Siding

Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible.

Removing rotted siding. We then removed the rotted siding. If you re installing fiber cement siding siding professionals tell me you should remove all existing siding. 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. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing. If your home has wood siding examine the siding around and beneath the windows for signs of swelling or discoloration. Would there be any problems with the new siding if i didn t remove the old rotted boards. The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.

Cut fiber cement. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. How to remove and replace siding. Using a hammer and a speed flat bar we loosened the nails on all of the cedar boards needing to be replaced.

To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Remove damaged window and door trim. You simply have to remove the damage section and fill in that particular area. If you find a small portion of rotting wood you can prevent it from affecting the entire wood siding.

Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. Replace rotten sheathing if needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s.

When putting siding on a side board house should you remove the rotten boards first even if they re just rotten on the ends. Remove damaged siding remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage. Inspect the sidewall around and underneath the fascia and inside the house for signs of moisture damage and repair any rotted areas. Paint can hide wood rot so poke the siding with the tip of the.

First we loosened the caulking and nails of the first good board above the rotted boards. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.