Replace Damaged Siding Board

To remove and replace damaged siding.

Replace damaged siding board.

Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.

Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.

Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out.

In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

How to repair a single board in pergo floors removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. The damaged board or shake is the only part that must be replaced and the job goes fairly quickly. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.