Removing Wood Siding Shingles

Remove the broken shingle.

Removing wood siding shingles. Vacuum all sawdust from the work space. Others only need you to help them along. Wipe the wood surface with a cloth and mineral spirits until clean. Disclaimer our videos are for.

When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. How to remove paint from cedar shingles step 1. The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.

Set up your ladder at the highest point on the exterior wall. This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes. 5 steps to shingle replacement 1. You simple need to use a nail ripper to pull up the nails from the roof.

You ll also need high quality wooden shingles that match the. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Remove the nails removing the nails is the only hard part about removing wood shingles. Some shingles will require that you pull the nails completely out.

Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the. Here i demonstrate how to easily remove wood cedar shingles using a pair of pliers and a hammer.

Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding. The best woods for bleaching are ash oak gum and beech. To repair broken shingles first gather several tools. Continue scraping as far to either side as you can safely.

If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. Added to that is the fact that leaving the old adding foamboard and new vinyl adds an inch to an inch and a half to the thickness of the total siding. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Pull and remove shingles.

After removing the stain consider using bleach to lighten the color and remove water marks.