Replace Overlapped Siding At Lower Pieces

Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape.

Replace overlapped siding at lower pieces.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Fiber cement siding is resistant to this type of decay and is available in the same dimensions and patterns as the hardboard products so you don t have to replace all the siding on the house just the pieces that are damaged. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding.

Subscribe to this old house. Now the process is fairly simple. Slide and snap the pieces of siding onto the courses below and replace the nails you removed. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up.

Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. Wooden lap siding lasts for many years but occasionally a piece sustains damage. Wood rot woodpecker beaks and hailstorm damage are common reasons. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.

How to change a piece of broken wood siding. Repeat steps 3 5 for any additional courses of siding that you need to remove. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards.

Reconnect all of the interlocking pieces using the siding tool to help you. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. You may want to drive the nails in new locations to ensure that they have good purchase. To remove replace an entire wall of siding.

Above the bottom edge. When it s time to put the siding back on the wall just reverse the process. Now we replaced the siding with a different type of siding called fiber cement. J piece that locks into place with the lip on the lower piece.

You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together.