How To Replace Horizontal Siding On Old House Walls

Our feature home above the beautiful red home is a classic example of a lap siding home.

How to replace horizontal siding on old house walls.

Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes.

To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Here are five steps to replace damaged areas of siding during your home renovation. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Below is a photo gallery showcasing more examples of different styles of house siding and exteriors.

Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together. Pull nails from split clapboard. Install horizontal furring strips every 16 inches 41 cm if the wall is uneven.

Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing. Then prime and paint to match your existing structure. Place it on the wall and insert two nails at the point of the chalk line spaced an equal distance apart. Remove the bottom portion of the damaged section.

Measure and cut the first piece. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it off.

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. Then measure for proper fit of the new siding. Cut the damaged piece along its center with a razor knife or tin snips. Find and mark the vertical studs drawing or chalk lining a vertical line from bottom to top on your wall so you know where to nail through the drywall.

Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above. Above the bottom edge. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

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. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Furring strips are thin wooden strips that you can find at your local hardware store. Cut the top lock off a new panel.