How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

Remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage the good siding above it.

How to replace rotted lap siding.

Tap the new pieces in place using a block of wood so you don t dent the siding. Anyways i used an asphalt roofing paper. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.

Make the first cut with a circular saw. Remove the shims and tap the upper board back into place. How to repair wood siding. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

If needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s. Drill pilot holes and drive nails to attach the new pieces. This is not ideal. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

For some reason my house didn t have a moisture barrier under all its t1 11 siding only the lap siding on the front. Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding.

How to remove and replace siding. Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding. 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.

To remove and replace damaged siding. The goal was to get 2 3 inches above the inside of the siding. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult.