How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Siding

Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

How to replace a broken piece of siding.

If there s a chance to use a power tool i might as well once it s cut you ll simply begin prying away the broken piece. With the other use the claw end of a. To remove a damaged clapboard drive wedges t pull it away from the house and pry out the nails. Then cut out the damaged section with a backsaw.

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Slip a flat bar behind the vinyl siding and lever out the nails. To remove and replace damaged siding.

Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife. Hold the loose undamaged piece of vinyl up and out of the way with one hand. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Wiggle the hook into.

Damaged siding lets air water dirt and insects through to the inside. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. I used a ryobi jobplus to score ours. Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1.

When clapboards or shakes are rotten or broken your home s siding can no longer do the job it s meant to do. Make another cut with the knife through the wood but not into the builder s felt underneath the. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it.

How to replace one piece of vinyl siding 1. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. To remove the old siding simply score or cut away any old caulk or paint that might be in the joints. Hold any pieces above the.

Face nail the top. Slip the hook of the zip tool into the joint between the damaged piece and the piece above it.