Replacement Clapboard Siding

Start by identifying the damaged clapboards.

Replacement clapboard siding. 0 375 in x 12 in x 192 in. To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer. Insert the tongue into the groove above and start working the siding behind the trim 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. If you choose to repair damaged siding yourself you may be able to cut away the affected area and size a replacement piece to fit.

To make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed. Your clapboard siding repair is almost complete. If you have damaged wood shingles you may be able to seal small less than 1 16 inch cracks with a flexible exterior grade paintable caulk and paint it to match your siding. 0 315 in x 11 938 in x 191 875 in item 360718 model 25799.

Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Use a square to mark the cutting lines centered on a stud. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Lp smartside smartside 38 primed engineered lap siding common.

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Carefully lift the panels above and below the damaged panel. Before installing the. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

However the amount of present rot can be deceptive. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. 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. Pull nails from split clapboard. How to replace damaged clapboards step 1.

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. Here s what to do. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.