Replace One Piece Of Cedar Siding

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here.

Replace one piece of cedar siding.

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.

To remove and replace damaged siding. Nail the starter strip in place above the drip cap with a coiled nailing sider. 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. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding.

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Nail the board to the sheathing with 8d stainless steel ring shank siding nails. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding.

Place the nails in the bottoms of the replacement board and the board above it about 1 2 inch from the bottom edge. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old. Vinyl siding also comes in simulated cedar shingles and board batten profiles.

Above the bottom edge. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape. If you plan to replace the siding with another form of siding such as vinyl or some other building material after the siding is removed add a vapor barrier to the house if one is not present.

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.