How To Replace Horizontal Siding

After the caulk has fully cured prime the board and coat with an exterior paint of your choice.

How to replace horizontal siding.

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. It s versatile and can be made out of wood aluminum vinyl fiber cement and can be finished in a array of colors. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.

We ll catch up with victor brown and michael mcmahon to see. Sand the repair with a piece of 120 grit sandpaper. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing.

Use the sandpaper to create a smooth surface and to bring the putty flush with the siding face. Caulk and paint the siding caulk all horizontal seams between the boards. Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above. Then prime and paint to match your existing structure.

Then measure for proper fit of the new siding. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in.

Horizontal lap siding also known as clapboard or bevel siding is the one of the most common styles of siding. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it off. We get calls every week from homeowners asking us about their cedar wood siding and if we can come take a look. Pull nails from split clapboard.

You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. For the vertical seams inject caulk then force the caulk farther into the seams by rubbing with your finger. Above the bottom edge.

When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. As each year passes we get more and more of these calls as houses built in the 70 s 80 s are experiencing siding failure.