Replace Damaged Siding Board

Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape.

Replace damaged siding board.

To remove and replace damaged siding. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. How to repair a single board in pergo floors removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. 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. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.

Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding.

The damaged board or shake is the only part that must be replaced and the job goes fairly quickly. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out.