This will allow the board to fit into place between the siding boards above and below.
Replacing tongue and groove wood siding.
Fiber cement sidings certainteed lap siding and panels.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
James hardie lap siding and panels.
Replacing tongue and groove or wood lap siding if a small piece of your wood siding is damaged you may be able to get away with a quick replacement project.
Basically this involves destroying one board.
Extend the cuts to the vertical cuts with a chisel and hammer.
Use a circular saw to cut a replacement piece of tongue and groove siding to the proper length.
The first step in removing tongue and groove material whether it is on a floor or a wall is to find a starting place.
Pry out split board lengths with a pry bar or chisel.
You will need new siding paintable exterior caulk a hammer 8d galvanized nails a utility knife safety goggles an oscillating multi tool and a circular saw.
You can use your circular saw set to the depth of just the back part of the groove.
Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
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.
1 12 and 2 12 rough sawn.
Clear cedar available on special order.
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.
Carefully slice the back part of the groove of your replacement board but leave the front part of the groove attached.
1 6 and 1 8 tongue and groove.
Locate a starting place.
Fasten the board into place with corrosion resistance nails.
Below are 7 easy steps to follow for replacing a damaged tongue and grove board within your home.
Select tight knot cedar.
Pry off the baseboard and remove the remaining nail with a hammer.
Custom patterns milled to order.
Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap.