Rotted Cedar Siding

The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.

Rotted cedar siding.

And it is certainly not completely immune to rot no matter how well it has been treated and maintained. Water takes the path of least resistance. Siding wouldn t and shouldn t normally rot from ordinary rainfall. 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.

Cedar siding though durable and able to maintain a good finish for a long period of time does sometimes get damaged. A few days ago i noticed some rot on the siding of the house. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Unless the siding was rotten from sitting in a lumber yard too long and some scoundrel tried to put it up anyway.

Take cedar boards off of the home first we loosened the caulking and nails of the first good board above the rotted. The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding. Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate. I m guessing that for siding to rot that it s getting lots of exposure to moisture coming from above and running down.

Over time cedar siding can become discolored and the surface degraded due to weather dirt and various other wear and tear. The exterior of homes has to withstand the elements of weather rain wind and changing temperatures. Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. Remove damaged window and door trim after loosening nails we took the trim.