Softwood damaged by wood rot is not salvageable and should be replaced as soon as possible to keep the rot from spreading.
Repairing rot in siding.
When we bought our first house last year we discovered during the rainy season that we had soft spots along the bottom 5 inches of our siding.
September 3 2015 september 11 2017 by brian.
Pry off the rotted boards.
The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight.
The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.
You simply have to remove the damage section and fill in that particular area.
The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult.
To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.
Below are the materials that you need along with the instructions on how to repair rotted wood siding.
How to replace rotted t1 11 lp siding with a belly band.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
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If you find a small portion of rotting wood you can prevent it from affecting the entire wood siding.