Replace Damaged Siding Board

Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding.

Replace damaged siding board.

We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement 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. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. The damaged board or shake is the only part that must be replaced and the job goes fairly quickly.

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. Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. To remove and replace damaged siding.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.