Rotted Cedar Siding

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.

Rotted cedar siding.

Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate. The house was built in. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. The exterior of homes has to withstand the elements of weather rain wind and changing temperatures.

Unless the siding was rotten from sitting in a lumber yard too long and some scoundrel tried to put it up anyway. A few days ago i noticed some rot on the siding of the house. Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood. The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own.

Ken was called to remove the siding and find the source of the moisture. Water takes the path of least resistance. Siding wouldn t and shouldn t normally rot from ordinary rainfall. The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding.

Cedar siding though durable and able to maintain a good finish for a long period of time does sometimes get damaged. Remove damaged window and door trim after loosening nails we took the trim. And it is certainly not completely immune to rot no matter how well it has been treated and maintained. Over time cedar siding can become discolored and the surface degraded due to weather dirt and various other wear and tear.