How To Replace Wood Clapboard Siding

Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it.

How to replace wood clapboard siding.

Cut the new siding to length prime all four sides and allow the primer to dry before installing. 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. Use galvanized nails to attach the new siding to studs. Start by identifying the damaged clapboards.

Before installing the. Paint and prime the siding after the first course of siding is up image 1 you can start adding the rest slipping them under the courses above and nailing in place image 2. Cut and prime replacement siding. Pull nails from split clapboard.

Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Decide which boards need replacing and where to make your cuts. Nails pierce both of top and bottom adjacent boards plus the damaged board itself. How to replace damaged clapboards step 1.

Using a wood scrap gently tap the siding into place from the opposite end to finish the job nail your new piece of siding to the studs using hot dipped galvanized nails. Photo by webb chappell. Your damaged wood clapboard siding board will be firmly rooted in place. Using some good quality paintable caulk caulk the top and bottom edges of the new piece of siding.

To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Allow the primer to dry and you re ready for the final coat of paint. Pull the bar toward you don t push it so you don t mar or crack the neighboring clapboards.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath the butt edge next to a nail. Caulk the end joint and prime the front of each clapboard image 3. All wood clapboard siding is coated in paint often multiple layers that have been applied over decades.

Make the first cut with a circular saw. Finish the cut with a sharp utility knife. Stagger butt joints if you re replacing multiple courses. How to repair wood siding.