Do this on both sides of the damaged area.
How to repair water damaged wood siding.
Cut away the paint and caulking.
This process called back priming will seal all sides of the wood to prevent moisture from causing the wood to deteriorate prematurely.
If necessary move the wedges to make room for the saw but leave the wedges under the clapboard.
Cut all the way through the board to include the damaged area.
When people have damaged wood siding they often ask what s the best way to repair it the first step is to prime the new wood you ll be using for the repair on the front back and end grain.
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.
Easy instructions on replacing repairing rotten or damaged t1 11 siding on your house.
Place the speed square against the bottom of the damaged siding board and draw a vertical line with the carpenter s pencil.
The repair is simple if you follow the details in the illustration above.
We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.
To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath the butt edge next to a nail.
Choose a section that extends about a foot past the damaged area.
When the board is completely cut through on both sides of the damage the damaged section should pull down and out fairly easily.
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