How To Replace Horizontal Siding

Should i replace or repair my cedar siding.

How to replace horizontal siding.

It s versatile and can be made out of wood aluminum vinyl fiber cement and can be finished in a array of colors. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it off. After the caulk has fully cured prime the board and coat with an exterior paint of your choice. Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk.

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. We get calls every week from homeowners asking us about their cedar wood siding and if we can come take a look. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.

Above the bottom edge. Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding.

Then prime and paint to match your existing structure. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Then measure for proper fit of the new siding. You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together.

Sand the repair with a piece of 120 grit sandpaper. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Horizontal lap siding also known as clapboard or bevel siding is the one of the most common styles of siding. We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see.

Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing. Pull nails from split clapboard. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. Use the sandpaper to create a smooth surface and to bring the putty flush with the siding face.

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Caulk and paint the siding caulk all horizontal seams between the boards. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.