How To Replace A Broken Piece Of Cedar Wood Siding

A quick video showing you how to replace damaged siding on your house all by yourself.

How to replace a broken piece of cedar wood siding.

Start by removing the corner trim pieces that cover the siding ends. Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider. Wedge each damaged shake or shingle out driving wedges under the damaged shake and under the shakes that overlap it. Please like and subscribe to our channel and make sure to ask us any.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood.

Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding. Cut the cement board and the planks to replicate the look of cedar shake cut a 2 piece of fiber cement board that will go right above the drip cap then a larger piece on top of that and finally the shingle panels. Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate.

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. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Pull out or cut off all nails as above. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and deteriorate the siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. If it doesn t come out easily split it into several pieces with a hammer and chisel and remove the pieces.

Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them. It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner. Prime the back and edges of the new siding. Make another cut with the knife through the wood but not into the builder s felt underneath the.

Place the flat end of the pry bar or the nail remover underneath the trim board adjacent to a nail and push down on the end of.