Repairing Old Cedar Siding

Gap at corner and butt joints.

Repairing old cedar siding.

To replicate the. Work the pry bar along the. Sand it to remove the loose surface particles. Cedar wood siding should be painted or stained every 6 years or sooner depending on the level of uv exposure in order to reduce the costs of repainting.

To break loose the lower half of the damaged piece start at one end and gently tap a small pry bar underneath. Mix the cleaner according to the instruction and apply it to the stained cedar siding with a brush. First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1. Allow the primer to dry for three days or as instructed by the manufacturer.

Apply the galvanized primer to the dry surface. Step 5 apply caulk. Before the fiber cement shake panels image 1 go up you ll need to put up the fascia board. 2 use wood cleaner.

Seal these joints. Make your repair last prime the back and edges of the new siding. Prep the cedar siding by cleaning it with a bleach and solution. Do not drive the nails flush or countersink them.

Remove the nails in the corner cap. Pressure washing your cedar siding is perfectly ok as long as the sprayer washer is set at low pressure. Repairing minor defects in cedar siding step 1 use a putty knife to apply exterior wood putty to smaller cracks or holes in siding. Remove the nails on.

Thoroughly paint all exposed edges and grooves. Add new siding we used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards. Give the cedar siding a thorough coat as this will greatly help to protect it from the elements. Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.

How to repair and replace siding step 1. Once the paint starts to peel costs can quickly grow as sanding out walls is not cheap let alone replacing warped twisted and cracked siding panels. 6 easy steps to repaint over stained cedar siding 1 rinse. The heads will break the paper face allowing water to soak in and.

Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2.