Restoring Wood Siding

Section 3 replacing damaged siding with western red cedar siding.

Restoring wood siding.

Apply this to the entire surface of cedar siding making sure that the wood is completely saturated with it. Before you can restore the wood you must remove old coatings and a thin layer of the wood s. Step 1 removing old paint. Mark the repair area.

After slipping out the damaged piece cut a new piece of siding to fit and install. The reasoning behind this was that the upkeep of wood siding was too time consuming and newer materials were more resilient. For this job a heat gun and a putty knife are the most essential tools to start your restoration. How to repair wood siding tools and materials.

Use the hammer and nail punch to set all of the nails below the surface of the wood. Repairing a single wood siding board. Cut away the. Some nails will still get hit with the paint shaver pro but the tool is powerful enough to knock the head right off a nail and not even flinch.

While it is true that wood shingles or clapboards require fresh paint every few years a growing number of homeowners are now stripping away the skins of siding to restore the original wooden clapboards beneath. Section 2 repairing or replacing damaged siding. Single pieces of damaged wood siding can be removed by cutting the nails that hold the siding with a metal cutting saw blade. If you remove your siding you have options to add insulation and house wrap which gives you just that much more protection.

With wood siding you should leave an air gap between the siding and the house wrap. Use the wood cleaner according to instructions on the product s packaging. The caveat in exterior wood restoration is that the wood must still be salvageable. The first thing to do when restoring wood sidings is to ascertain the extent of damage.

Exterior woodcare restoration refinishing wood condition. When people have damaged wood siding they often ask what s the best way to repair it the first step is to prime the new wood you ll be using for the repair on the front back and end grain. Your damaged wood clapboard siding board will be firmly rooted in place. Do not be tempted to use a gun that emits fire as this will damage your wood.

This process called back priming will seal all sides of the wood to prevent moisture from causing the wood to deteriorate prematurely. Scrap off large and loose paint chips with a hand scraper.