To prevent moisture damage to your siding, inspect the exposed barrier for rips, holes, or moisture damage, repair breaches with house wrap tape, check the wall sheathing for signs of rot, warping, or insect damage, and use new exterior-grade plywood as a stable base. Touch up small worn-out areas with a gentle brush and clear away mold and mildew with a solution of three parts water and one part white vinegar.
To avoid structural damage and unhealthy mold growth, contact a trustworthy siding contractor to repair or replace moisture-damaged siding. Siding should be kept free of excessive or constant sources of moisture, such as sprinklers and water runoff from gutters. If necessary, hire a professional contractor to replace caulking around LP SmartSide siding.
To clean mold, mildew, and dirt from LP SmartSide siding, touch up paint and caulking, and avoid using pressure washers, harsh solvents, and water damage on engineered wood siding. To patch or replace rotten wood siding, remove nails from the siding, pull the existing piece off, examine the water-resistive barrier and other structural elements behind the siding, and prime and paint the edges before placing the LP smart siding.
When completing a siding renovation, choose a local contractor with proven experience and follow the steps outlined in the guide to identify, assess, and repair water-damaged siding. If the siding is acclimated, seal as we go, typically hitting ripped edges with a spray primer.
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Here is a link to the nailing machine I was using. https://amzn.to/2O8rTXc.
📹 A common mistake made when installing wood siding on the outside of a home. Easy fix.
Okay let’s talk about what’s going on here you can see the shrimp the Z flashing it goes back behind this piece of siding and then …
I can’t remember how I stumbled on your website, but I love it. Just let articles auto play one night while unwinding and have finally subed. I’m the type that’s more likely to call a handyman than do the work myself, but your articles are super entertaining and informative. At least now if I ever hire a handyman, I’ll know what kind of questions to ask and what to expect.
Had concrete around garage in old house Guy took it off old concrete. He said I need to replace rotten vinyl around based of garage before pouring new concrete. Do I just use a 2″ nail gun to nail the new vinyl or do I use nails?? He also said I need to water proof it with outside paint or something.
Oh the trickery involved in making us wait to see how you repair that spot of siding. It’s like dangling a strip of bacon in front of a hillbilly! It’s like the to be continued messages on our favorite childhood tv shows. You know, I never got to see if Gilligan got off the island. No spoilers please!
new homeowner here so forgive my lack of knowledge. is there a way to “patch” composite siding? For example, a bit (about a 3 inch circle) of the siding (looks to be composite) has fallen off and exposed a layer of cork looking thing below the paint. Is there something like “wood filler” or “stupple” that can be used as a temporary fix for siding that has possibly a half inch or less missing from the surface? ninja edit: looks like this may be addressed as per the end of the article! Also, I notice not all of the house has siding installed – possibly where there’s concrete. But, I have seen houses where siding isn’t installed where there’s concrete but also vertical pieces of wood between the concrete looking parts. I assume that would be an issue?
Good job. A lot of times, the nails aren’t that easy to remove; especially galvanized ones into good old underneath wood. An option is to pry nails up a bit and then cut the nail heads off. I do this technique a lot on interior repairs. I’ve outfitted a trim router with a naked thin 3″ cut off wheel (cutting angle works better than a regular bulky right angle grinder).
My siding does not have the t-joints, are these really necessary, can’t I just caulk? Second question, If I want to just cut out a section of a whole sheet on the wall that is rotten around the dryer vent, how do you cut it out without going too deep and cut the vapor barrier? Set the circular saw to thickness of siding? Is there another tool i could use? Maybe a router? I have never used a router before maybe not right tool.
Be sure to nail into studs that rigid foam sheathing has no holding power. Face-nails should be stainless, galvinized is fine for blind nails. We will often use a “slate hook” to cut blind nails. Done thousands of feet of these types of repairs in a variety of cladding.. be sure to check with the manufacturer surface clearance requirements.
Got an issue on my porch. The Masonite they used touched the concrete porch and is now rotten. I’m go to replace with a harder board but am unsure how to direct the water away from the interior of the house. Any suggestions? Should I put a 90 degree flashing and glue it to the concrete patio then install the hardie board?
I will be repairing siding about 20 ft up a house there will be 7 ft or so above it that wont be touched should i rip it all out and start from the bottom working my way up to match the top risking getting off a few inches and having a thin piece of siding or work my way down not worry about matching anything?
Wondering if the metal “flashing” at the joint was not replaced? It appears you caulked between the joint rather than putting the joint metal back. Is that the case? My house has this joints and they look like crap with that metal in the joint after a number of years. I need to do a similar repair and if there is no necessity to the metal piece I will not replace it as it appears you did too. Thanks for any insight.
Handyman have you ever had issue with the dewalt framing nailer. I had mine for about 8 mths. Then the spring inside for the ram have to be replaced. Just saying if your still works and functions just does not have a nail come out. The spring rebuild kit was cheap. May want to pick one up to have on hand…. it’s a known issue. I love not having to haul compressor and all the gear to shoot nails. Love the vids. Can’t believe it’s been 300 wow. Thanks again!
Mate the only thing I’d suggest for next time, cut those last pieces of cladding on a slight ‘back cut/shamfor to allow for a nice tight fit and any expansion/contraction on those boards (not that it will happen if they’re machine finished, but it allows for any movement in the house and ‘cladding stops’ or ‘stops’ as I call them at each end of the weather boards. Cheers from Australia.
My siding is almost the same. But there is one difference that makes it very difficult. Those mails you’re pulling out at 2:03 are behind the next course up. They are covered by siding. This makes a much more waterproof system but it has to be installed from the top down. Do you know of any trick to getting lower boards replaced in that situation? Do you reach up behind the siding and cut the nail heads off with a thin metal saw? Then how do you install the replacement siding?