Take cedar boards off of the home first we loosened the caulking and nails of the first good board above the rotted.
Rotted cedar siding.
The house was built in.
Remove damaged window and door trim after loosening nails we took the trim.
Ken was called to remove the siding and find the source of the moisture.
And it is certainly not completely immune to rot no matter how well it has been treated and maintained.
The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight.
A few days ago i noticed some rot on the siding of the house.
Unless the siding was rotten from sitting in a lumber yard too long and some scoundrel tried to put it up anyway.
Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails.
The exterior of homes has to withstand the elements of weather rain wind and changing temperatures.
Siding wouldn t and shouldn t normally rot from ordinary rainfall.
The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.
The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding.
Cedar siding though durable and able to maintain a good finish for a long period of time does sometimes get damaged.
Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood.
The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult.
Water takes the path of least resistance.