How To Patch Holes In Clapboard Siding

Clapboard lends itself to splitting due to its long thin dimensions.

How to patch holes in clapboard siding.

Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house. Use epoxy filler to patch smaller gouges scratches or broken corners of clapboard siding. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Repair methods for clapboard siding split decision.

It happens during installation. How to patch wood siding overview. To break loose the lower. The type of filler follows the size of the patch.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Fast drying and easy sanding fillers make this job go much more smoothly. Nail it into the surrounding sill and to further solidify the patch drill holes around the perimeter and fill each hole with epoxy image 3. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it.

For holes up to and gouges narrower than 1 2 in use elmer s interior exterior carpenter s wood filler. This will help strengthen the delicate wood that surrounds the repair. Pull nails from split clapboard. The clapboard you use for a patch should blend in seamlessly with your existing siding.

Should be filled with an epoxy filler or bondo. Using a utility knife score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end about halfway up from its. Any holes and gouges larger than 1 2 in. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.