How To Replace Tongue And Groove Siding

Here are the basics of how to replace damaged tongue and groove boards.

How to replace tongue and groove siding.

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board. Step 1 drill holes in the board you should start out by using an electric drill to drill some holes near the ends of the board. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.

Use the hacksaw blade saw to cut the exposed nail shafts. How to install tongue and groove siding. Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall. Pry out split board lengths with a pry bar or chisel.

Pry the bisected board away from the house to expose the nail shafts. This is called blind nailing the only location that we installed fasteners in the face of the. Extend the cuts to the vertical cuts with a chisel and hammer. Use a circular saw to cut a replacement piece of tongue and groove siding to the proper length.

Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap. Cut the lower groove off of the bottom edge of the replacement board with a table saw. This will provide you with a way to get down into the end of the board when prying it out. Carefully slice the back part of the groove of your replacement board but leave the front part of the groove attached.

We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar. You can use your circular saw set to the depth of just the back part of the groove. Insert your new board s tongue into your old board s groove and lay the new board s front groove over the other old board s tongue. Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.