Repair Siding House

How to prevent serious siding damage if your siding is buckling splitting warping delaminating or coming loose in large areas or if you see mold or other signs of moisture inside the siding remove a section and take a look.

Repair siding house.

There s one more thing homeowners like about fiber cement siding. Inspect your soffit and fascia for water damage or softened wood. Use a zip tool image 1 to unlock the siding from the surrounding pieces image 2. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding.

For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool. Start at the bottom of the piece that is being replaced and insert a wooden shim between the pieces of siding as the zip tool slides along the siding. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar. It ll better match the house than brand new siding.

Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in. After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Hardboard siding 8 inch wide costs 45 cents per linear foot while fiber cement runs 37 cents.

This chapter shows how to repair most types of siding including stucco. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. That s because the end seams on wood lap siding are staggered across the wall and have to be made at wall stud locations. Having a siding repair contractor inspect your house can do more than stop mildew from growing beneath the siding.

One house i worked on still looks great after eight years. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair. Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. It holds paint better than wood.

In most cases it s necessary to remove more than just the damaged wood to make the repair less obvious. Install water resistant sheeting behind your siding for more protection. Around here most people start thinking about repainting after only three or four years. Replace physically damaged sections of your siding.