Pry off the baseboard and remove the remaining nail with a hammer.
Replacing tongue and groove wood siding.
Locate a starting place.
1 12 and 2 12 rough sawn.
James hardie lap siding and panels.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap.
Select tight knot cedar.
You can use your circular saw set to the depth of just the back part of the groove.
You will need new siding paintable exterior caulk a hammer 8d galvanized nails a utility knife safety goggles an oscillating multi tool and a circular saw.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
Installing a new piece of tongue and groove siding requires that you first remove the groove from the backside of the replacement board so that you can slip it into place.
Basically this involves destroying one board.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
Pry out split board lengths with a pry bar or chisel.
1 6 and 1 8 tongue and groove.
Fiber cement sidings certainteed lap siding and panels.
Custom patterns milled to order.
The first step in removing tongue and groove material whether it is on a floor or a wall is to find a starting place.
This will allow the board to fit into place between the siding boards above and below.
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.
If the porch or other floor or the siding is rotted that may give you a starting point.
Carefully slice the back part of the groove of your replacement board but leave the front part of the groove attached.
Extend the cuts to the vertical cuts with a chisel and hammer.
Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall.
Use a circular saw to cut a replacement piece of tongue and groove siding to the proper length.
Below are 7 easy steps to follow for replacing a damaged tongue and grove board within your home.
Clear cedar available on special order.