Replacement Clapboard Siding

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

Replacement clapboard siding.

Here s what to do. Lp smartside smartside 38 primed engineered lap siding common. How to replace damaged clapboards step 1. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

Your clapboard siding repair is almost complete. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.

To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer. To make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed. Pull nails from split clapboard. 0 315 in x 11 938 in x 191 875 in item 360718 model 25799.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Insert the tongue into the groove above and start working the siding behind the trim 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. If you have damaged wood shingles you may be able to seal small less than 1 16 inch cracks with a flexible exterior grade paintable caulk and paint it to match your siding. However the amount of present rot can be deceptive.

Use a square to mark the cutting lines centered on a stud. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Carefully lift the panels above and below the damaged panel. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.

0 375 in x 12 in x 192 in. Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2. Start by identifying the damaged clapboards. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. The nailheads on existing siding will indicate stud positions. If you have to replace 3 or 12 inch wide clapboard you need a pry bar a hammer a small hacksaw a keyhole saw blunt tipped thin shank siding nails and as many replacement boards as you need that are similar to what s on the house.