How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

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How to replace rotted lap siding.

Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Hardboard lap siding has been used on homes for years because it mimics the look of wood siding but is much less expensive. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.

Rotten hardboard siding before replacement with fiber cement siding. Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.

Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards. Cut the new siding to length prime all four sides and allow the primer to dry before installing.

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. How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding. Cut and prime replacement 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.