Above the bottom edge.
Replace cement siding match cedar.
Trim your replacement pieces down to size using the old siding for reference.
To remove and replace damaged siding.
Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video.
It can be painted or treated with stain oil or even left untreated.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
It comes primed and painted but can also be painted after installation.
The cedar siding needs painting although the last paint job lasted a good 15 years.
Should i replace or repair my cedar siding.
As each year passes we get more and more of these calls as houses built in the 70 s 80 s are experiencing siding failure.
I m thinking of replacing the cedar with hardi.
Fiber cement siding is a man made product made from a composite of sand cement and cellulose fibers pressed together to form planks or shingles.
Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.
Cut the cement board and the planks to replicate the look of cedar shake cut a 2 piece of fiber cement board that will go right above the drip cap then a larger piece on top of that and finally the shingle panels.
We get calls every week from homeowners asking us about their cedar wood siding and if we can come take a look.
Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.
A long piece of siding will sag in the middle so use temporary blocks to hold it in place while you attach it.
Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider.
Cedar siding must be repainted or re treated every 3 5 years while fiber cement siding especially james hardie siding products can go for many years without needing to be repainted.
The courses should overlap by at least 1 in.
Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.
Then use a chalk line to create a reference mark for the first or bottom piece of siding and start securing the siding pieces from the bottom to the top.
I have an apartment building built in 1924 with asbestos siding on half of it and cedar siding on the other side.
I have about 3500 square feet to cover.
In fact it simply needs to be washed with a hose every so often saving you time effort and expenses.
It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner.
Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.
