How To Patch Holes In Clapboard Siding

It happens during installation.

How to patch holes in clapboard siding.

Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Pull nails from split clapboard. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Nail it into the surrounding sill and to further solidify the patch drill holes around the perimeter and fill each hole with epoxy image 3. For holes up to and gouges narrower than 1 2 in use elmer s interior exterior carpenter s wood filler. The type of filler follows the size of the patch.

The clapboard you use for a patch should blend in seamlessly with your existing siding. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it. Clapboard lends itself to splitting due to its long thin dimensions. Place the replacement sill into the hole images 1 and 2 fitting it in tightly with a sledgehammer.

Fast drying and easy sanding fillers make this job go much more smoothly. How to patch wood siding overview. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Use epoxy filler to patch smaller gouges scratches or broken corners of clapboard siding.

Using a utility knife score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end about halfway up from its. Should be filled with an epoxy filler or bondo. Any holes and gouges larger than 1 2 in. This will help strengthen the delicate wood that surrounds the repair.