How To Replace Horizontal Siding On Old House Walls

Here are five steps to replace damaged areas of siding during your home renovation.

How to replace horizontal siding on old house walls.

Then prime and paint to match your existing structure. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Above the bottom edge.

When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. See how to remove the damaged siding with little damage to existing siding. Install horizontal furring strips every 16 inches 41 cm if the wall is uneven. Cut the damaged piece along its center with a razor knife or tin snips.

Measure and cut the first piece. Overlap the boards so each row of new siding has the same reveal as the old siding. Then measure for proper fit of the new siding. Find and mark the vertical studs drawing or chalk lining a vertical line from bottom to top on your wall so you know where to nail through the drywall.

A nail gun is easiest or you can use a hammer. Remove the bottom portion of the damaged section. Our feature home above the beautiful red home is a classic example of a lap siding home. Place it on the wall and insert two nails at the point of the chalk line spaced an equal distance apart.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. You can use a tape measure to mark the reveal of each piece of replacement siding or make a spacer gauge from two blocks of wood screwed together. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.

Cut the top lock off a new panel. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Putting up furring strips will help even out the surface you re working on so the metal siding doesn t look wavy. Furring strips are thin wooden strips that you can find at your local hardware store.

Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing. Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk. Pull nails from split clapboard. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it off.

Below is a photo gallery showcasing more examples of different styles of house siding and exteriors. Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above. Horizontal lap siding also known as clapboard or bevel siding is the one of the most common styles of siding. To install the replacement siding start at the bottom and work your way up.