How To Replace Tongue And Groove Siding

Pry the bisected board away from the house to expose the nail shafts.

How to replace tongue and groove siding.

How to install tongue and groove siding. Insert your new board s tongue into your old board s groove and lay the new board s front groove over the other old board s tongue. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Extend the cuts to the vertical cuts with a chisel and hammer.

Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall. Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap. Carefully slice the back part of the groove of your replacement board but leave the front part of the groove attached. Step 1 drill holes in the board you should start out by using an electric drill to drill some holes near the ends of the board.

We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board.

Cut the lower groove off of the bottom edge of the replacement board with a table saw. This will provide you with a way to get down into the end of the board when prying it out. Installing a new piece of tongue and groove siding requires that you first remove the groove from the backside of the replacement board so that you can slip it into place. Use the hacksaw blade saw to cut the exposed nail shafts.

Pry off the baseboard and remove the remaining nail with a hammer. Use a circular saw to cut a replacement piece of tongue and groove siding to the proper length. Pry out split board lengths with a pry bar or chisel. Here are the basics of how to replace damaged tongue and groove boards.