Repairing Peeling Wood Siding

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Repairing peeling wood siding.

If individual siding or trim boards peel on your home while others nearby don t examine their grain pattern. Power tools are out for this job. Prime any bare wood with a latex primer that is tinted toward the finish color and allow the primer to dry thoroughly before starting to paint. All opinions are as always our own.

Wood used for siding and trim usually has a vertical grain pattern. Siding repair is best done with hand tools with one exception. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler. This post was sponsored by rust oleum consumer brands canada.

Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding. See our full disclosures and policies here. Special peeling paint problems. Here s an easy solution to peeling outdoor paint.

Some types of wood won t hold paint well. Repairing wood siding is integral to owning a home with wood siding. That is the tree growth lines in the boards line up close together fig. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.

If the wood was paint free. That s because the end seams on wood lap siding are staggered across the wall and have to be made at wall stud locations. Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative. Forget the tape measure tom says.

Remove the wood then the nails. Besides prying out the rotten wood you may need to cut adjacent boards back a stud or two in either direction. If you re extremely motivated you can strip off every square inch of paint right down to bare wood but for most of us it s more logical to make spot fixes. In most cases it s necessary to remove more than just the damaged wood to make the repair less obvious.

The most important step of any wood siding repair is the final process of weatherproofing the repair area with paint or another type of sealant and caulk. For more about repairing wood siding see how to repair wood board and shingle siding upon completing the steps shown here dust off the sawdust and caulk any open seams. Older homes can have a lot of peeling paint if the wood trim has been exposed to the elements.