The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.
Repairing rot in siding.
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.
Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.
The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult.
My wife and i live in the beautiful north west near portland oregon.
September 3 2015 september 11 2017 by brian.
When we bought our first house last year we discovered during the rainy season that we had soft spots along the bottom 5 inches of our siding.
Below are the materials that you need along with the instructions on how to repair rotted wood siding.
After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
How to replace rotted t1 11 lp siding with a belly band.
If you find a small portion of rotting wood you can prevent it from affecting the entire wood siding.
Softwood damaged by wood rot is not salvageable and should be replaced as soon as possible to keep the rot from spreading.
Pry off the rotted boards.