Pull nails from split clapboard.
How to patch nailheads in clapboard siding.
Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.
Use epoxy filler to patch smaller gouges scratches or broken corners of clapboard siding.
Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes.
Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.
Score the cut line with the utility knife guided by a square.
Place a full length piece of the damaged siding on the face of the replacement.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards.
Scoring prevents the wood from chipping when you cut it.
Remove all the chips splinters and.