Replace Overlapped Siding At Lower Pieces

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Replace overlapped siding at lower pieces.

Reconnect all of the interlocking pieces using the siding tool to help you. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. How to change a piece of broken wood siding.

Now we replaced the siding with a different type of siding called fiber cement. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Wood rot woodpecker beaks and hailstorm damage are common reasons. J piece that locks into place with the lip on the lower piece.

Above the bottom edge. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Slide the vinyl siding removal tool just under the bottom lip of the uppermost piece of vinyl siding and pry gently upwards. Vinyl siding is installed from the bottom up so you must loosen it in the opposite direction.

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. Wooden lap siding lasts for many years but occasionally a piece sustains damage. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding.

Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. When it s time to put the siding back on the wall just reverse the process. Slide and snap the pieces of siding onto the courses below and replace the nails you removed. Fiber cement siding is resistant to this type of decay and is available in the same dimensions and patterns as the hardboard products so you don t have to replace all the siding on the house just the pieces that are damaged.

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. Subscribe to this old house. You may want to drive the nails in new locations to ensure that they have good purchase. Repeat steps 3 5 for any additional courses of siding that you need to remove.

Now the process is fairly simple.