Replace Overlapped Siding At Lower Pieces

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here.

Replace overlapped siding at lower pieces.

How to change a piece of broken wood siding. Slide and snap the pieces of siding onto the courses below and replace the nails you removed. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. Above the bottom edge.

Wood rot woodpecker beaks and hailstorm damage are common reasons. To remove replace an entire wall of siding. Repeat steps 3 5 for any additional courses of siding that you need to remove. When it s time to put the siding back on the wall just reverse the process.

Fiber cement siding is resistant to this type of decay and is available in the same dimensions and patterns as the hardboard products so you don t have to replace all the siding on the house just the pieces that are damaged. Subscribe to this old house. Reconnect all of the interlocking pieces using the siding tool to help you. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below.

Now the process is fairly simple. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding.

Now we replaced the siding with a different type of siding called fiber cement. J piece that locks into place with the lip on the lower piece. Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. 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. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Wooden lap siding lasts for many years but occasionally a piece sustains damage. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up.

Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.