Removing Wood Siding Shingles

To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.

Removing wood siding shingles.

Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Here i demonstrate how to easily remove wood cedar shingles using a pair of pliers and a hammer. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the. Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy.

Added to that is the fact that leaving the old adding foamboard and new vinyl adds an inch to an inch and a half to the thickness of the total siding. Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding. Set up your ladder at the highest point on the exterior wall. Wipe the wood surface with a cloth and mineral spirits until clean.

And leaving worn out siding especially shingles can often lead to shingles dropping and really creating a hassle. The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in. Pull and remove shingles. When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them.

Rarely if ever will they need to be cut and cutting is the one activity that creates hazardous dust. Vacuum all sawdust from the work space. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Remove the nails removing the nails is the only hard part about removing wood shingles.

You simple need to use a nail ripper to pull up the nails from the roof. How to remove paint from cedar shingles step 1. After removing the stain consider using bleach to lighten the color and remove water marks. The best woods for bleaching are ash oak gum and beech.

You ll also need high quality wooden shingles that match the. Disclaimer our videos are for. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.

Remove the broken shingle. Having pulled siding off houses there can be lots of bad stuff underneath. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. Others only need you to help them along.

5 steps to shingle replacement 1.