Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video.
How to patch holes in clapboard siding.
Pull nails from split clapboard.
Nail it into the surrounding sill and to further solidify the patch drill holes around the perimeter and fill each hole with epoxy image 3.
Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes.
How to patch wood siding overview.
Place the replacement sill into the hole images 1 and 2 fitting it in tightly with a sledgehammer.
The type of filler follows the size of the patch.
Clapboard lends itself to splitting due to its long thin dimensions.
Repair methods for clapboard siding split decision.
To break loose the lower.
For holes up to and gouges narrower than 1 2 in use elmer s interior exterior carpenter s wood filler.
Any holes and gouges larger than 1 2 in.
Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.
It happens during installation.
Use epoxy filler to patch smaller gouges scratches or broken corners of clapboard siding.
Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it.
Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.
The clapboard you use for a patch should blend in seamlessly with your existing siding.
Should be filled with an epoxy filler or bondo.
This will help strengthen the delicate wood that surrounds the repair.
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