How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Cedar Wood Siding

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How to replace a broken piece of cedar wood siding.

Start by removing the corner trim pieces that cover the siding ends. Please like and subscribe to our channel and make sure to ask us any. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them. It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner.

Prime the back and edges of the new siding. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Pull out or cut off all nails as above. Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood.

Place the flat end of the pry bar or the nail remover underneath the trim board adjacent to a nail and push down on the end of. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider.

Wedge each damaged shake or shingle out driving wedges under the damaged shake and under the shakes that overlap it. Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it. Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and deteriorate the siding.

A quick video showing you how to replace damaged siding on your house all by yourself. Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Then remove the damaged shake. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate. Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. If it doesn t come out easily split it into several pieces with a hammer and chisel and remove the pieces.

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.