How To Patch Nailheads In Clapboard Siding
Score the cut line with the utility knife guided by a square.
How to patch nailheads in clapboard siding. Line up the ends and using the old piece as a guide mark the new clapboard with a utility knife. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards.
Remove all the chips splinters and. Start by cleaning out the soft wood with a screwdriver or putty knife. Use epoxy filler to patch smaller gouges scratches or broken corners of clapboard siding. Place a full length piece of the damaged siding on the face of the replacement.
Steve shows how to fix rusty nail heads for painting projects.