Patching Metal Siding

Here are five steps to replace damaged areas of siding during your home renovation.

Patching metal siding. Made from 67 recycled materials and is a 100 renewable resource. Then press the siding piece in place. Metal siding looks best when it s installed on a flat level surface. Incredibly pest resistant woodpeckers hate it.

Run a bead of sealant along all the cut edges except the nailing strip at the top. Step 4 cut out a piece of replacement siding. Scrape any flaking paint and sand smooth. Inspect the surface you re working on to see if it s level.

Once it holds in place on its own drive nails through the nailing strip and into the backing. These small repairs can add years to the life of the siding. Check the wall beforehand so you know whether or not you ll need to level it out before you get started. In a pinch you can cut and shape a piece of sheet metal to fit using an old cap as a template.

How to patch small holes in t1 11 siding. While there are many varieties of clapboard to choose from only one kind of nail will do. Pressure wash and allow to dry. Aluminum siding is much more prone to damage by impact than steel siding but patching aluminum siding is an easy fix.

The siding should hang on the nails slightly so that it can expand and contract with the weather metal expands in the heat. Advantages of metal siding over other materials. Try to remove as little of the siding as possible. A stainless steel ring shank nail for siding.

If the surface you re working on is uneven the metal siding will look wavy and distorted. Continue by sanding down the corners of the area that you cut down in the same manner as step 1. Also know that aluminum siding can and should be painted. Section 3 repairing damaged metal siding.

For a large hole simply remove the portion of the steel siding that contains the hole with your sharp knife. A new generation of wood fillers hardeners and epoxies fill holes and firm up soft spots so they are as strong as the original wood. Stainless steel doesn t rust or stain the paint or leave black streaks on the wood and the rings on the shank act like barbs gripping the sides of the hole to prevent the nail from popping out.