Repairing Old Wood Siding

Painting and stripping old wood siding overview strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of.

Repairing old wood siding.

To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath. Cut away the. How to repair wood siding tools and materials. Work the pry bar along the.

Prime the new wood you ll be using for the repair on the front back and end grain. In rare instances you may want to remove the entire length of the siding board. Seal these joints. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and.

Painting and repairing old wood siding step by step remove the old siding. Mark the repair area. A patch of wood with matched grain if the finish is to be clear is glued in and after drying the surface is planed or sanded flush with the original wood. Caulk the end joint and prime the front of each clapboard image 3.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. Using a utility knife score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end about halfway up from. Sometimes called a dutchman a scarf repair is used when only part of a wood element needs to be replaced.

The damaged or rotted section of wood is removed to create a clean line for gluing. Repairing a single wood siding board. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler. When you re ready to install the new material create a gauge block to help ensure that the reveal of.

Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding. Gap at corner and butt joints. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Allow the primer to dry and you re ready for the final coat of paint.

Paint and prime the siding after the first course of siding is up image 1 you can start adding the rest slipping them under the courses above and nailing in place image 2. If you remove your siding you have options to add insulation and house wrap which gives you just that. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them. Score the calk on the edges as the ends split.

Carefully use a pry bar to remove the siding.