How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

How to replace rotted lap siding.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty. One of the disadvantages of hardboard siding is that exposure to water can cause it to deteriorate over time. A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank.

Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty. Hardboard lap siding has been used on homes for years because it mimics the look of wood siding but is much less expensive. Cut and prime replacement siding. In a pinch you can wrap duct tape around the bottom of a hacksaw blade to protect your hand and use it to cut through the nails.

Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Rotten hardboard siding before replacement with fiber cement siding. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards. How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding.