How To Repair Water Damaged Siding

If necessary move the wedges to make room for the saw but leave the wedges under the clapboard.

How to repair water damaged siding.

Generally speaking if drywall has swelled or sagged 3 8 of an inch or more from the baseline then you need to replace the entire sheet. Step 3 clean up edges of adjacent siding pieces. The sheathing and framing sometimes need repairs too but that is less common. Otherwise you can cut out and water damage repair the water stained portion.

After you have located the sheet of plywood siding that is water damaged you ll need to remove. In most cases the original layer of building paper or housewrap at the bottom of the wall was enough to prevent water infiltration and damage beneath the siding. Step 2 remove nails from studs. Step 1 remove the water damaged plywood siding.

How to fix plywood siding with water damage. The repair is simple if you follow the details in the illustration above. And remember to check the insulation behind the drywall for damage as well. We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding.

We tear off the damaged hardboard and replace it with fiber cement siding. Step 4 insert new. When the board is completely cut through on both sides of the damage the damaged section should pull down and out fairly easily.