Push up on the panel to unlock it and then pull down to remove the damaged panel.
How to replace damaged cedar shake siding.
Slide the hacksaw blade saw underneath the siding and use it to saw the exposed nail shafts.
Siding removal set the stepladder close to the house.
Flip the panel over and cut 1 8 off the side locking tabs.
Make sure that both materials are fastened in position.
Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.
If you plan to remove only damaged pieces of siding and replace them with new siding you still.
Carefully put up the fascia board and fix fiber cement shake panels in place.
Pry the nails out of the nail hem of the damaged panel.
Check the condition of the sheathing in place.
Normally one can shift the shingle back and forth using a blade or a wide metallic instrument while pulling it away from the boxing.
A slater s ripper is a specialized tool you can slide under the siding and use to hook and pull the nails out.
Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs.
Step 4 cut flashing.
Start at the top of the wall and work down.
Force open the damaged cedar shake by inserting a blade beneath the bottom edge of the shingle.
Step 3 remove the damaged cedar.
Cut or chisel through the sides of the panel and remove the lower half.
Remove the freed piece of damaged cedar siding.
Damaged panel cut a large rectangle out of the damaged panel.
Step 4 sample the old cedar.
Use a pencil or chalk board to make a reference point for the transition board.
Normally a cedar shake will have 2 nails fastening it.
A hacksaw blade saw is a narrow toothed saw blade mounted to a handle.
If there was ever a perfect time to replace your old cedar siding with james hardie siding or even vinyl siding it is when you are looking to spend thousands of dollars to repair a product that is going to continue costing money.
Preparing the new panel cut off all top locking tabs.
Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding.