Removing Old Clapboard Siding

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Removing old clapboard siding.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Remove the damaged clapboard with a hammer and pry bar. We are in the process of removing the ugly modern siding and exposing the original clapboard. You ll minimize the dust and you ll have better control than if you used a sander.

Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Sanding the clapboards wears down the paint layers until you eventually reach the bare clapboards. Pull nails from split clapboard. In this case removal of the damaged boards revealed a section of the sill beneath the clapboards that had been damaged by termites image 3.

Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Step 2 to make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it. Hold it over an area for 20 to 30 seconds give it a quick scrape and all the paint layers come off down to the bare wood.

It s lightning fast said clark. While it is true that wood shingles or clapboards require fresh paint every few years a growing number of homeowners are now stripping away the skins of siding to restore the original wooden clapboards beneath. In cases where only a portion of a clapboard is damaged use a speed square to mark a new joint image 1 and cut off the damaged portion with a circular saw image 2. A power tool to remove paint from clapboards grinder.

A sharp rigid putty knife or a blade designed just for paint scraping is your best bet. Measure out the first clapboard always measure twice and add 1 32 extra then cut it the additional length helps secure the board for a watertight seal. A heat gun releases hot air to melt paint so you can easily remove the paint with a scraper. The reasoning behind this was that the upkeep of wood siding was too time consuming and newer materials were more resilient.

The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Use a circular saw to make a horizontal cut along the length use an old chisel or small pry bar to split siding out use a cat s paw to remove nails carefully pry out the top and bottom sections after the big chunks are out you ll have to wiggle out any pieces that are stuck behind the trim.