Replace Cement Siding Match Cedar

Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.

Replace cement siding match cedar.

Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. I have an apartment building built in 1924 with asbestos siding on half of it and cedar siding on the other side. Trim your replacement pieces down to size using the old siding for reference. Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.

Cut the cement board and the planks to replicate the look of cedar shake cut a 2 piece of fiber cement board that will go right above the drip cap then a larger piece on top of that and finally the shingle panels. We get calls every week from homeowners asking us about their cedar wood siding and if we can come take a look. It can be painted or treated with stain oil or even left untreated. Should i replace or repair my cedar siding.

Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here. As each year passes we get more and more of these calls as houses built in the 70 s 80 s are experiencing siding failure. When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding. Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.

Above the bottom edge. It comes primed and painted but can also be painted after installation. I have about 3500 square feet to cover. I m thinking of replacing the cedar with hardi.

Then use a chalk line to create a reference mark for the first or bottom piece of siding and start securing the siding pieces from the bottom to the top. It doesn t need to fit exactly in the corner. The courses should overlap by at least 1 in. Siding on houses invariably will get damaged during the lifetime of the house.

Cedar siding must be repainted or re treated every 3 5 years while fiber cement siding especially james hardie siding products can go for many years without needing to be repainted. Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. To remove and replace damaged siding. Fiber cement siding is a man made product made from a composite of sand cement and cellulose fibers pressed together to form planks or shingles.

In fact it simply needs to be washed with a hose every so often saving you time effort and expenses. Attach the siding with 10d galvanized box nails driven into the overlap at least 1 2 in.