Replacing Bad Siding

Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut.

Replacing bad siding.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Place the flat end of the pry bar or the nail. Cut fiber cement. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Replacing a home s siding may not be at the top of most homeowner s to do lists. Having the tools readily available before you begin working makes the removal and replacement. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. After all siding does wear out.

If you don t. Start by removing the corner trim pieces that cover the siding ends. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and.

The best way to get a replacement piece is to take the broken piece to vinyl siding distributors in your area and find the closest match. Remove the nails in the corner cap. Gap at corner and butt joints. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the.

Replace rotten sheathing if needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s. Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding. Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board.

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. How to repair and replace siding step 1. To replicate the. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Remove damaged siding remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage. If the old vinyl has faded or you can t find the right color take the broken piece to a paint store and have the color matched. How to remove and replace siding. Remove the nails on.

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Subscribe to this old house. How to replace external cedar siding tools and supplies. Seal these joints.

In fact unless there is a specific and urgent problem with a home s siding replacing the siding may not be on the homeowner s radar at all.