Replace Damaged Siding Board

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.

Replace damaged siding board.

Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. The damaged board or shake is the only part that must be replaced and the job goes fairly quickly.

We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. How to repair a single board in pergo floors removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common. Replace the old board with a new one of the same size and shape.

If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out. To remove and replace damaged siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.

Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Here s how to repair damaged clapboards also known as bevel or lap siding. Wedge the board away from the house by driving wedges up under the damaged board to pull it out from the sheathing below. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Look for the nails in this section of clapboard and pull them out.