Replacing Rotted Hardboard Siding

How to remove and replace siding.

Replacing rotted hardboard siding.

Cut fiber cement siding. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Remove damaged siding remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage. Replace rotten sheathing if needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s.

Failure to do so can lead to moisture and insect infiltration that will in turn lead to rotting and deterioration of the boards. Face nail the top. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Cut the fiber cement siding. The nails should be placed into each of the individual wall studs. Remove the deteriorated hardboard siding using a pry bar and chisel being careful not to damage. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. You also need to stay on top of the caulking. Place the new wood piece under the lower edge of the blank in the upper plank. Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty.

Position the groove along the bottom part of the new wood piece onto the upper edge of the wood piece. If needed replace the sheathing behind the siding using 1 2 plywood covered with builder s. The spaces between each piece of hardboard and along the edges need to be filled with caulk. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Using 2 inch siding nails attach the new wood piece. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Remove damaged siding.

The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight. Watch this graphic depiction of the removal and replacement of hardboard siding. To remove and replace damaged siding.