How To Replace Piece Of Siding

Place the replacement piece of siding in the proper location pushing up until the lower lip locks with the piece below.

How to replace piece of siding.

Subscribe to this old house. Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. Install new siding slide the replacement piece up into place pushing up until the lower lip locks into the piece below it. Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

To remove and replace damaged siding. Using the same process in step one unzip the piece of siding above the damaged piece and hold it out of the way. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Roofing nails through the nailing flange. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Use a pair of tin snips or a utility knife to cut the siding and place a straightedge on the piece to keep your cut.

Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Fill in the nail holes. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

Trim a replacement piece of siding to the same length as the damaged piece. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. Look on the left or right side of that initial piece to find the buttlock seam that covers the nail fasteners. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes.

Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Space them about every 16 inches near the old nail holes.

Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Above the bottom edge. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding.