Replace Overlapped Siding At Lower Pieces

How to change a piece of broken wood siding.

Replace overlapped siding at lower pieces.

Wooden lap siding lasts for many years but occasionally a piece sustains damage. Above the bottom edge. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape.

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. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. To remove replace an entire wall of siding. Repeat steps 3 5 for any additional courses of siding that you need to remove.

To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction. Slide and snap the pieces of siding onto the courses below and replace the nails you removed. When it s time to put the siding back on the wall just reverse the process.

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. Once the snap seal releases use gloved fingers to loosen the siding to a distance of 3 feet from the corner. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.

You may want to drive the nails in new locations to ensure that they have good purchase. Subscribe to this old house. Wood rot woodpecker beaks and hailstorm damage are common reasons. Now the process is fairly simple.

When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. J piece that locks into place with the lip on the lower piece. Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding.

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.