How To Replace Cedar Siding On Hot Tub

Cedar is often used on hot tub surrounds and decks because it is both attractive and durable.

How to replace cedar siding on hot tub.

Sold in various size panels or in more expensive packs of pre cut cedar or pine tongue and groove boards. Siding the hot tub. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. How to replace hot tub siding.

Oils in cedar naturally resist insects and moisture but constant. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. However nowadays composite or synthetic materials are widely used for hot tub skirting. If you have advanced wood rot that a simple patch won t repair or if you want to change the look of your spa cabinet you could consider replacing your spa skirt.

The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. With durable integrated framework cal spas replacement spa cabinets are strong enough to support even the largest hot tub designs. Here s a few spa cabinet ideas that you can do yourself diy. Lets make this easy if we were to put siding on two identical houses side by side one with james hardie.

Hot tub skirting or the cabinet that surrounds your hot tub is typically made of durable wood such as cedar which is widely used in outdoor applications for its endurance to decay and insect infestation. For the final layer the pretty part we used 5 5 wide cedar boards which were 1 82 at lowes. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. If there was ever a perfect time to replace your old cedar siding with james hardie siding or even vinyl siding it is when you are looking to spend thousands of dollars to repair a product that is going to continue costing money.

To remedy this problem. We were able to get two panels per board for a total of 32 boards. Above the bottom edge.