How To Replace Rotted Lap Siding

Thinner than most hardboard but it works in many cases has a comparable cost is highly rot resistant and carries a 50 year warranty.

How to replace rotted lap siding.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Hardboard lap siding has been used on homes for years because it mimics the look of wood siding but is much less expensive.

One of the disadvantages of hardboard siding is that exposure to water can cause it to deteriorate over time. In a pinch you can wrap duct tape around the bottom of a hacksaw blade to protect your hand and use it to cut through the nails. How to repair old rotting wood trim or siding. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes.

Cut and prime replacement siding. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Rotten hardboard siding before replacement with fiber cement siding. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty.