Replacing Lapboard Siding

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

Replacing lapboard siding.

How to replace damaged clapboards. 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. Use a utility knife to trim the top edge off including all the holes so the thin remainder of the lip slides up. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes.

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. Your clapboard siding repair is almost complete. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer starting with the easiest. Remove the pieces and pull out the nails. Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding.

Remove the nails on. If a damaged shake doesn t come out easily split it into several pieces with a hammer and chisel. Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty. To replicate the.

Faux clapboard siding has holes along the top and a 90 degree bend at the bottom. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. 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. How to repair and replace siding step 1. Pull nails from split clapboard. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.

Replacing shingles or clapboards as they become damaged will keep your siding from deteriorating quickly and better protect your home from the elements.