How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

In a pinch you can wrap duct tape around the bottom of a hacksaw blade to protect your hand and use it to cut through the nails.

How to replace rotted lap siding.

How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. One of the disadvantages of hardboard siding is that exposure to water can cause it to deteriorate over time. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Cut and prime replacement siding. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty. Hardboard lap siding has been used on homes for years because it mimics the look of wood siding but is much less expensive. A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Remove any nails from the top piece of good 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. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.