Replacing Wood Siding Shingles

Wear gloves for this to protect your hands.

Replacing wood siding shingles.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. 5 steps to shingle replacement 1. Gap at corner and butt joints. 1 make a story pole from a straight 1x3.

3 peel off any paper or housewrap. If any part seems damaged then use the crow bar to pry off the pieces which have been damaged. Get up close to the shingles and look at the siding. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them.

3 cut a replacement. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole. Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding. To repair broken shingles first gather several tools.

2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding. To remove a damaged shingle use a hammer and wood chisel to split the shingle to be replaced and then pull out the pieces. Gap between the new shingles and bottom of the siding.

Step 1 remove the old shingles when parts of a cedar shingle siding come away during a heavy rain storm you may find that some of the shingles remain in parts on the exterior. Replacing wood siding shingles 1 pull out the broken pieces. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and. Remove the broken shingle.

Select a replacement shingle of the right width from the bundle. Another item of interests to a homeowner when replacing a wood shake roof with an asphalt shingle is the thickness of these two differing products. Need to replace some shingles. Seal these joints.

Next take a hacksaw blade and cut off the nails left under the upper shingle. Inspect the condition of sheathing. Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding.