Replacing Bad Siding

After all siding does wear out.

Replacing bad siding.

If you don t. How to repair and replace siding step 1. In fact unless there is a specific and urgent problem with a home s siding replacing the siding may not be on the homeowner s radar at all. Cut fiber cement.

Cut through the board on each side of the damaged area using a backsaw or a hacksaw. Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Remove the nails on. Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut.

Subscribe to this old house. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Start by removing the corner trim pieces that cover the siding ends.

Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and. Remove damaged siding remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage. If the old vinyl has faded or you can t find the right color take the broken piece to a paint store and have the color matched.

The best way to get a replacement piece is to take the broken piece to vinyl siding distributors in your area and find the closest match. How to replace external cedar siding tools and supplies. How to remove and replace siding. Place the flat end of the pry bar or the nail.

Replacing a home s siding may not be at the top of most homeowner s to do lists. Gap at corner and butt joints. Replace rotten sheathing if needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.

In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board. Seal these joints. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. Having the tools readily available before you begin working makes the removal and replacement. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them.