Replace Damaged Siding Board

Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

Replace damaged siding board. Step 4 replace boards. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs.

Replace any compromised vapor barriers or rotting wood. If the issues extend underneath healthy pieces of siding these will still need to be removed so the entire situation can be remedied. Like when your hardie board gets messed up and you don t fix it until you decide to write a post called how to repair hardie board siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old. 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. Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.

Siding is always hung starting at the bottom. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. A few years ago we were headed on a little family vacay it seemed a million things needed to be done before we could get out of town. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.

Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. Check the area behind your siding to see if any damage has occurred there was well. Pry off the rotted boards.

To remove and replace damaged siding. In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.

Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out. Here is a peek at our damaged hardie board. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common.

Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding.