Removing Pine Siding

70 water 30 white vinegar makes a great all purpose vinyl siding cleaner that removes light mold and mildew stains.

Removing pine siding.

The old pine tongue and groove paneling is quite nice but there s just too much wood in this area of the house. You also can use a hammer and chisel to cut out that first board. Caulk the joints and any nail holes paint the panels typically with two coats. Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding.

For a stronger solution mix together one third cup powdered laundry. Chlorine can also damage foliage and stain clothing. It appears to make mildew vanish but on porous surfaces such as wood or vinyl siding chlorine evaporates too quickly to get to the fungi s roots guaranteeing regrowth. If they are think twice about removing them because you re probably going to have to.

Sap seeping from wood siding is a difficult issue to repair. Scrub any stubborn sap spots with a soft bristle brush. On a wall start at the bottom for horizontal siding. Remove that cut out strip to get access to both tongue and groove edges of that board.

Apply the cleaner directly on the sap present on the vinyl siding or onto a soft rag or sponge. At 46 inches in. Before you attack the pine boards with a pry bar make sure they aren t glued to the drywall underneath. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time.

Use a pry bar to lift each piece up and pull it away from the wall. Paint it sand the panels to remove the polyurethane or clear coat sealer. When you get to the top of the area you ll want to release the damaged pieces without affecting the good ones above them. Sometimes you can use a circular saw make two cuts the length of the board parallel to the edges and in the center of the board.

Apply primer to the panels. Let the chemical stand for five to 10 minutes then blot the sap thoroughly with the rag or sponge to remove the substance. Less volatile than chlorine it removes mildew on and below the surface as well as algae dirt and oxidized paint but won t harm plants or clothing. Oxygen bleach hydrogen peroxide.

Removing sap from exterior pine siding june 23 2015.