Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3.
Process for repainting clapboard siding.
If so use sandpaper or steel wool to clean the nail heads.
The process of repairing clapboard siding step 1.
Paint a tight seal between metal and wood.
At the top of each casing you ll find a drip cap or metal flashing that tucks up under the siding.
Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place.
Use a scraper to remove loose paint from the siding working from every direction.
Caulk the end joint and prime the front of each clapboard image 3.
Step 8 siding beside windows photo by david carmack.
Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.
Paint and prime the siding after the first course of siding is up image 1 you can start adding the rest slipping them under the courses above and nailing in place image 2.
Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe.
Tap a flat bar from under the siding to loosen nails.
Nail the clapboard to the studs.
If more than one clapboard is needed to span a wall snap a chalk line between the marks on the corner boards on top of the course being overlapped.
When painting either clapboard or shingles pay special attention around door and window casings.
Whether you re tired of looking at peeling paint or you re ready to spruce up your home with new color reviving your wooden clapboard siding could be a great project for you to take on.
The house bath may reveal nails that have popped out of the siding or rusting nail heads that have left streaks of rust on exterior walls.
Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.
When painting clapboard siding apply the paint with a roller then brush it in using a brush this saves a lot of dipping with a brush.
This is normally painted on with a paint brush.
Rollers are available in many sizes and various widths from 3 to 12.
If there are nails that are still tightly fixed on the.
Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks.
Sometimes it has a base color in it to make it easier to cover over the old color and the prepare for the.
Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding.
On clapboard siding use a nail set to recess the nail head about inch below the surface of the wood.
Allow the primer to dry and you re ready for the final coat of paint.
A 1 4 to 1 2 thick roller nap is good for clapboard siding.
Pound in any protruding nail heads.
How to prep for painting.
Prime the wood siding with a wood primer.
Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.
This type of exterior covering also known as bevel siding lap siding or weatherboard is made from wedge shaped boards that overlap each other.
At the sides of the casings jab your brush into joints then smooth out the paint to seal them.
