Replacing Sections Of Clapboard Siding

Woohoo time to dig out a few tools and perform some emergency clapboard siding repair.

Replacing sections of clapboard siding.

The best way to make this fix would have been to remove the entire piece of siding as all the clapboards in that area spanned the entire 12 wall. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. You should be aware that this method will create some seams in your siding although paint will mask those effectively. We used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.

Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. This following is a step by step guide for replacement of clapboard shingles and shake siding. Use section of old clapboard to mark the length of the replacement siding. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out.

The slices were then nailed. Wedges are available at most hardware stores. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. Replacing sections instead of full pieces.

Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.

We have wood drop siding and thanks to mother nature working her magic one piece had a good bit of rot. Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape. Start by pulling the damaged siding from the house. Clapboard is a throwback to an earlier time when hemlock pine spruce or cedar boards were split lengthwise to produce siding.

The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. 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. Drive wedges under the siding with a hammer to pull it outward and remove any nails from the lower end of the siding once it s propped outward. Cut the clapboard using a 10 teeth per inch crosscut handsaw.

First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Fill in the nail holes.

If you re trying to replace small sections of particularly long pieces of clapboard you can simply cut out the old section and put in a new one of the same length. Pry the remaining pieces of old clapboard out from behind the course above.