How To Remove Wood Siding On A House

Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing.

How to remove wood siding on a house.

Use a pry bar to lift each piece up and pull it away from the wall. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding. Tinting the primer to match the house color will reduce the number of finish coats of paint required later. Now while the primer dries begin removing the damaged siding pieces starting at the bottom of the affected area.

Part 1 of re siding the south facing wall of our house we are showing you step by step the removal of the old siding the putting on of the new the paintin. Step 1 insert wood wedges. However in cases where the damage is extensive it is best to remove the entire panel and replace it with a similar one. Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk.

Apply chemical stripper to the siding. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Make your wood siding last 100 years.

The guide below outlines how you can go about repair. Before choosing their approach they considered several methods detailed in the following slides. Identify the damaged wood panel. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.

Allow to sit until the stain begins to lift and bubble. Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.

With wood siding the repair is usually necessitated by chips cracks holes warp or rot in the wood. To penetrate and remove the 10 layers of paint on the siding and trim at the winchester project painting contractor jim clark shown here and his crew used a newly developed non caustic stripper that breaks the bond between paint and wood. Verticle siding drainage plane and tar paper house wrap duration. Lush planet electric design build 137 383 views.

The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.