How To Replace Damaged Hardie Siding

Proper hardie plank siding maintenance.

How to replace damaged hardie siding.

Sand over the damaged area lightly but thoroughly with a medium grit sandpaper to smooth any jagged edges and create an easy grip surface. How to patch hardieplank. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece. Trim trees and other plants away from your home.

Step 2 pry the piece of siding out toward you gently to let you see the nail or screw patterning of how the planks have been fastened to the under structure. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Use a mallet or hammer to gently drive the tip of the bar up behind the siding if necessary. Use a 4 foot level to check and then hammer in another nail.

Brush away any chipped paint small loose pieces of siding or anything else that mars the plane of the siding. Clean dirt and other debris off the outside of your house with a garden hose once or twice a year. This is so they don t prematurely wear areas of your siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Be sure the top one goes through both boards. Then hammer away on the rest of the board. Face nail the top. If you re replacing more than one board in a run simply hammer a nail into the top corner to support it and then move half way down the board.

Here is a link to the nailing machine i was using.