{"id":2907,"date":"2016-10-20T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=2907"},"modified":"2017-05-15T06:42:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:42:03","slug":"patching-wood-siding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/siding\/patching-wood-siding\/","title":{"rendered":"Patching Wood Siding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>How to Instructions on Patching Wood Siding<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"47%\">Besides giving your home an aesthetically attractive look, wood siding also protects your home from water, wind, and insect damage. Consequently when you discover a damaged piece of wood siding, it is imperative that you fix it, and fix it right away.<\/p>\n<p>Wood siding can become damaged over time due to weathering or from the occasional baseball hitting it. Pine siding has the tendency to curl and split due simply weather reasons. Cedar siding can also occasionally split.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Masonite siding is very susceptible to moisture. No matter the type of wood siding on your home, as soon as the siding becomes damaged, water can easily begin to enter the home by slipping down behind the damaged siding. This situation can quickly lead to rot and mold.<\/p>\n<p>Patching wood siding is fairly easy to do, as long as you have the right tools and work carefully during the removal of the damaged piece.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><strong>Remove Damaged Wood Siding Clapboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To patch a damaged wood siding clapboard you need to begin by carefully cutting the damaged clapboard at a location that is beyond the damage, and that lines up over an existing stud wall. Mark the location with a pencil and cut the damaged clapboard with a carpenter&#8217;s knife several times, making several down strokes.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have scored\/cut the damaged wood siding clapboard with the knife, use a pry bar and hammer to work the nails loose on the good clapboard sitting just above the damaged one.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the loosened nails after you work them up a little with your pry bar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/patching-wood-siding-ebook\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2884 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Patching-Wood-Siding_CoverPage-Ebook-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"Patching Wood Siding Ebook\" width=\"268\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Patching-Wood-Siding_CoverPage-Ebook-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Patching-Wood-Siding_CoverPage-Ebook.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/basement-remodeling-bid-sheet\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Next, work the pry bar underneath the bottom section of the damaged clapboard, taking care not to damage the lower clapboard.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have created a small space underneath the damaged clapboard, use a sawzall to cut the nails on the backside of the clapboard.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\">After cutting the nails you should be able to remove the old damaged wood siding clapboard with your hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Installing the Wood Siding Patch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you have removed the old clapboard make sure there is nothing behind the upper clapboard, as you will be sliding a new clapboard up underneath it.<\/p>\n<p>Measure and cut a piece of new wood siding for the patch. Then slide it up underneath the clapboard that sits just above the area you are working.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2908 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Damaged-Wood-Siding.jpg\" alt=\"Patching wood siding that has been damaged.\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note you should add a bead of exterior caulk on the ends of the existing clapboards first.<\/p>\n<p>Once the newly patched wood siding clapboard is in place, secure it with galvanized nails and your done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/patching-wood-siding-ebook\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\">Patching Wood Siding Ebook<\/span><\/a><\/b> &#8211; If you require detailed instructions and pictures for patching wood siding see HomeAdditionPlus.com&#8217;s <b><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/patching-wood-siding-ebook\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Patching Wood Siding Ebook<\/span><\/a><\/b>. 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