Restoring Shingles Siding

Using a garden hose with a moderate spray rinse off the bleaching solution thoroughly.

Restoring shingles siding.

Use the wood cleaner according to instructions on the product s packaging. 1 make a story pole from a straight 1x3. Rinse and let dry. If there are curled shingles on your roof use cement to put the shingles back in their original position.

Tapered and cut to be thinner at the top and thicker at the bottom vertical grain cedar shingles are traditionally installed in overlapping rows one by one. This is a cleaning solution specially designed for removing any stubborn stains or greasy marks on the wood. Shingles shingles are among the easiest forms of siding to replace when damaged. How to do it clean shingles.

If your siding s fresh color lays buried under a gray weathered surface and mold buy a bleach based cleaning solution or mix 3 4 cup of bleach with 1 gallon of water to restore or salvage the. Pour the wood stripping product into a low pressure sprayer. Apply caulking material on the small holes and cracks on the asphalt shingles then let it dry completely. Care for cedar shingles step 1 clean shingles step 2 refinish shingles step 3 repeat.

2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house. Recondition the entire. The roof is transformed from its initial dirty gray color to a buff or buckskin tan color. Take care not to crack or chip the shingles when you push them back into place.

The reasoning behind this was that the upkeep of wood siding was too time consuming and newer materials were more resilient. To use liquid chlorine purex chlorox etc. How to restore and maintain cedar shingle siding step 1. Cover an area you can comfortably work about a 4 by 8 foot.

Cover landscaping material around the house with plastic sheeting or wet the area down with a hose. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole. Survey the entire area of your house especially the lower levels where the shingles will more likely. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding.

Using individual shingles still makes sense for smaller projects or when doing smaller repairs.