Hiding Damaged Wood Siding

Easy instructions on replacing repairing rotten or damaged t1 11 siding on your house.

Hiding damaged wood siding.

Mark the repair area. 1 standing at one end of the damaged section of siding hammer a wood wedge under the course of siding directly above the damaged section. In rare instances you may want to remove the entire length of the siding board. The damage may remain hidden until the siding is replaced.

Please like and subscribe to our channel and make sure to ask us any. How to repair wood siding tools and materials. Tips and tricks for the best results. Work the pry bar along the.

Hello tony i have a low deck across the front of my house with 2 x 6 x 4 deck boards perpendicular to the house resting on the 4 edge of 2 redwood beams about 14 high and 22 long. Cut away the. When i removed some of the deck boards i noticed the lower edge of the siding texture 1 11 was rotted in a couple of places. Unsealed gaps in these spots allow water to trickle beneath the siding and eventually rot the plywood sheathing that lies beneath.

Besides prying out the rotten wood you may need to cut adjacent boards back a stud or two in either direction. A quick video showing you how to replace damaged siding on your house all by yourself. Repairing a single wood siding board. When you re ready to install the new material create a gauge block to help ensure that the reveal of.

Run a utility knife horizontally along the entire length of the broken wood siding to score it. Make another cut with the knife through the wood but not into the builder s felt underneath the. Using a utility knife score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end about halfway up from. The wood may sustain a few different types of damage.

Prime the new wood you ll be using for the repair on the front back and end grain. Additionally we show how to repl. To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath.