Rotted Cedar Siding

Ken was called to remove the siding and find the source of the moisture.

Rotted cedar siding.

The house was built in. Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. And it is certainly not completely immune to rot no matter how well it has been treated and maintained. Remove damaged window and door trim after loosening nails we took the trim.

Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood. The dangers of replacing rotten wood siding on your own. Water takes the path of least resistance. Siding wouldn t and shouldn t normally rot from ordinary rainfall.

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. The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. 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.

Unless the siding was rotten from sitting in a lumber yard too long and some scoundrel tried to put it up anyway. Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate. A few days ago i noticed some rot on the siding of the house. Cedar siding though durable and able to maintain a good finish for a long period of time does sometimes get damaged.