Removing Wood Siding Shingles

To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.

Removing wood siding shingles.

Continue scraping as far to either side as you can safely. Added to that is the fact that leaving the old adding foamboard and new vinyl adds an inch to an inch and a half to the thickness of the total siding. If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.

Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. After removing the stain consider using bleach to lighten the color and remove water marks. When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them.

Pull and remove shingles. Rarely if ever will they need to be cut and cutting is the one activity that creates hazardous dust. Others only need you to help them along. Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy.

Remove the nails removing the nails is the only hard part about removing wood shingles. Disclaimer our videos are for. Wipe the wood surface with a cloth and mineral spirits until clean. This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.

You ll also need high quality wooden shingles that match the. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. You simple need to use a nail ripper to pull up the nails from the roof. Some shingles will require that you pull the nails completely out.

Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Here i demonstrate how to easily remove wood cedar shingles using a pair of pliers and a hammer. How to remove paint from cedar shingles step 1. 5 steps to shingle replacement 1.

Having pulled siding off houses there can be lots of bad stuff underneath. Set up your ladder at the highest point on the exterior wall. Remove the broken shingle. Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding.

And leaving worn out siding especially shingles can often lead to shingles dropping and really creating a hassle.