Patch Exterior Siding

A generous coat of exterior paint will spruce up a home s appearance and protect the siding from weather and time.

Patch exterior siding. The butt edge nails in the siding above the patch also need to come out. Then measure for proper fit of the new siding. With luck the nails will pull out a bit so that when you tap the board back the nailheads will pop out just enough to get the pry bar under them. For larger dents cracks or holes start by cutting out the damaged segment of siding and removing it with a zip tool.

Tap the pry bar up under the undamaged siding at each nail shaft then push the bar gently. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1. Any product intended for interior use will crack and wash out in short order. Just make sure the package states that the patching compound is for outdoor use.

Finally attach the new siding with sliding nails that do not rust and fill seams with outdoor caulk. To repair vinyl siding fill in minor imperfections with caulk and then paint it to match the rest of the siding once it cures. Learn how to repair wood siding yourself with a complete material list and step by step instruction. Remember to add new tar paper for extra weather proofing.

Use a table saw or circular saw to cut a patch from a good piece of vinyl. Whether you have shingles clapboard fiber cement or vinyl siding this video. Fix small holes in siding with an exterior patching compound available in a premixed form much like interior spackling compound and in a dry powder form that you mix with water. If your exterior siding has sustained damage you can patch it with filler but it has to be the right kind of filler.

Then lock the siding back into place. Though it requires only basic skills a paint job including preparing the walls which is often more work than the actual painting must be approached with careful planning and attacked with diligence and attention to detail. The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image.

How to patch small holes in t1 11 siding.