How to Repair Wood Siding

There is nothing beautiful than a wood siding for your exterior home renovation and with its elegant profile and low thermal conductivity, It would be a value-boosting addition for your Home. One of the most important steps of wood siding repairing is the final processing of waterproofing the repairing area with paint and caulk. Important

Exterior home renovation Tools and materials include utility knife and several replacement blades, pry bar, Hammer, Electric meter saw, speed square, carpenter's pencil, multi-tool fitted with a wood blade, tape measure, replacement wood, exterior grade caulking, and exterior Paint. Repair a single wood siding board and remove the damaged board and cut a new board to size and slip it into the Place.

Mark the repairing area by choosing a section that extends about a foot past the damaged area. You need to place the speed square against the bottom of the damaged siding board and mark a new line with the carpenter's pencil. Slice away the paint and caulking that combines the damaged board to its neighboring area. Place the knife to make sure that the connection is completely separated and make a vertical cut. You can use an electrical cut for making the plunge cut and fit the wood blade on to multiple tools. Remove the nails by forcing the pry bar into the gap between the damaged boards and adjust good boards.

Gently rock the pry bar into gaps and remove the damaged section of siding. You can utilize the damaged section of sliding for marking the dimension of the new sliding board and cutting the new section. Hold the replacement siding board in a place by making sure that the board is flat against the siding of the home. Hold the replacement siding board into place initially by making nails within the existing holes in the top board. Caulk and Paint the siding by injecting caulk, then force the caulk farther into the seams by rubbing with your finger and after that prime the board with the Exterior Paint.