Old House Clapboard Siding

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards.

Old house clapboard siding.

For clear red cedar clapboards. Primed 4 oc v groove plywood siding panel. The siding which got its name from the dutch work klappen to split was originally hand split from logs of white pine hemlock spruce or cypress. Material costs for wood siding can range from 0 75 sq.

Ft when installed with a 5 in. Since colonial times americans have protected their houses from the weather with thin overlapping wood planks known as clapboards. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Plywood siding t1 11 48 00 in.

Siding related products 0 344 in. Don t slice all the way through the board or you may cut the builder s felt underneath. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. But in most cases you re better off removing old siding prior to installing new wood siding.

Instead you can size the replacement using the old clapboard as a template a simple technique that virtually guarantees a tight fit on the first try. Clapboard siding on older houses are not back primed and often were installed over resin paper tar paper or bare sheathing. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. The country s oldest timber frame house the fairbanks house built in 1641 in dedham massachusetts still has the the original siding beaded siding on the south facing exterior lapped cedar clapboards on the north and east side and red oak clapboard on the west side.

For pine to 7 8 sq. Wood siding shake wood siding 4 inch siding 1 in. When milled with an unplaned face it s quite rustic. This type dates to the 1930s or earlier.

Dolly varden is bevel siding with a rabbeted edge allowing installation flat on the wall with a tight joint. Re squared and re butted r r cedar shingles cost about 3 60 sq. Plain lap siding beveled to be thinner at one edge viewed from the end grain. When siding is not back primed or the end grain is not sealed the clapboard absorbs moisture and will push the paint off the wood.

Pull nails from split clapboard. Clapboards are the old new england staple. Remove the wood then the nails. Before installing new siding you ll want to replace any damaged trim or flashing around window and door openings and also repair or add house wrap to improve.