Replacing Wooden Lap Siding

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

Replacing wooden lap siding.

Cut existing siding nails. Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place. When crosscutting the existing siding be sure to stagger the end joints so they aren t aligned. Just tap the siding that you are trying to replace until it breaks free from the wall or until it is loosened up.

Cut and prime. If the wood lap siding is heavily damaged and there are only several remnants of it attached you can easily break it down using a hammer. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight.

The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Finish cuts image zoom using. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. An oscillating tool with a.

Once it s relatively loose use a flat pry bar to pull it away. Remove nails image zoom if the siding board above has exposed nails that go into the board that you want to. Make first cut image zoom to cut out a damaged area use a square and a utility knife to scribe cut lines on. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.