Replacing Lapboard Siding

If a damaged shake doesn t come out easily split it into several pieces with a hammer and chisel.

Replacing lapboard siding.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. To make the replacement clapboard measure the location of the old one not the board you just removed. Your clapboard siding repair is almost complete. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it.

First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. 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. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

Faux clapboard siding has holes along the top and a 90 degree bend at the bottom. Remove the nails on. How to replace damaged clapboards. Remove the pieces and pull out the nails.

Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board. Insert the tongue into the groove above and start working the siding behind the trim using a wood scrap gently tap the siding into place from the opposite end to finish the job nail your new piece of siding to the studs using hot dipped galvanized nails. 2006 publications international ltd. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Replacing shingles or clapboards as they become damaged will keep your siding from deteriorating quickly and better protect your home from the elements. Use a utility knife to trim the top edge off including all the holes so the thin remainder of the lip slides up.

To remove pry them from the house with thin pry bars and a hammer starting with the easiest. Start by identifying the damaged clapboards. To replicate the. Pull nails from split clapboard.

Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.