How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Cedar Wood Siding

Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate.

How to replace a broken piece of cedar wood siding.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Please like and subscribe to our channel and make sure to ask us any. Place the flat end of the pry bar or the nail remover underneath the trim board adjacent to a nail and push down on the end of.

Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Cut the cement board and the planks to replicate the look of cedar shake cut a 2 piece of fiber cement board that will go right above the drip cap then a larger piece on top of that and finally the shingle panels. If it doesn t come out easily split it into several pieces with a hammer and chisel and remove the pieces.

The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and deteriorate the siding. Then remove the damaged shake. Start by removing the corner trim pieces that cover the siding ends. Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it.

It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider.

Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood. Wedge each damaged shake or shingle out driving wedges under the damaged shake and under the shakes that overlap it. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Prime the back and edges of the new siding.

Make another cut with the knife through the wood but not into the builder s felt underneath the. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding.

Pull out or cut off all nails as above.