How To Match Old Wood Siding

If you are milling more than one piece of siding i highly recommend running all of the pieces through the router table before changing bits to make the rabbet cut on the bottom of the siding.

How to match old wood siding.

Painting sounds like an option but in this case we re talking about painting old wood some of which is reaching the end of its lifecycle. Add an inch to the face width to account for the overlap of the piece above. Bringing a length of old siding with you to the lumber yard is the best way to match grains and styles. So if you re doing trim for example don t just bring in the piece that s easiest to remove.

After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters. Beveled cedar siding can be installed over sheathing with a vapor retarder such as tyvek or asphalt saturated felt. Show the clerk the piece of siding and tell her the brand and manufacturer. Choose a sample piece that has the color and tone you want.

Line up the ends and using the old piece as a guide mark the new clapboard with a utility knife. Measure the butt edge thickness and the widths of the exposed faces of a few courses on the wall. Bevel siding and bungalow siding are 20th century versions that are generally resawn from boards producing random grain to obtain widths of 8 and more. Choosing nails and siding.

Here s how to make sure you have a patch that s a perfect match before you begin. Score the cut line with the utility knife guided by a square. Manufacturers recommend nailing modern resawn bevel siding through a single board to allow for wood movement at left. Running all of the pieces through the router consecutively will guarantee a uniform cut and appearance on all of the pieces that are being milled.

If you used 1 4 cup of vinegar add 1 4 cup of water. Install the new boards. The clapboard you use for a patch should blend in seamlessly with your existing siding. Wood aging solution based on vinegar to age new wood to a natural silvery gray to grey brown or black patina depending on the wood let a small piece of steel wool or a few non galvanized nails sit overnight in ordinary white vinegar then dilute the vinegar solution 1 to 1 with water.

When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Keep in mind that stain can look different on different pieces of wood. If you want everything to match replace everything. Scoring prevents the wood from chipping when you cut it with a handsaw cut the new piece of siding on the waste side of the line.

Take the sample piece of siding to your local home or siding store. For more information on vapor retarders see section 5.