Old House Clapboard Siding

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

Old house clapboard siding.

Pull nails from split clapboard. Wood siding shake wood siding 4 inch siding 1 in. Plain lap siding beveled to be thinner at one edge viewed from the end grain. Primed 4 oc v groove plywood siding panel.

Since colonial times americans have protected their houses from the weather with thin overlapping wood planks known as clapboards. Siding related products 0 344 in. This type dates to the 1930s or earlier. 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.

Using a utility knife score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end about halfway up from its bottom or butt edge. Ft when installed with a 5 in. 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. For clear red cedar clapboards.

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. Plywood siding t1 11 48 00 in. When milled with an unplaned face it s quite rustic. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

The clapboard and its variants are the original horizontal siding dating back to the earliest hand rived types from the 17th century but they are only the progenitors of a family of materials that took off with the industrial revolution. Clapboards are the old new england staple. Remove the wood then the nails. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding.

Re squared and re butted r r cedar shingles cost about 3 60 sq. 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. For pine to 7 8 sq. For example it s possible to install wood shingle siding over older clapboard siding.

Don t slice all the way through the board or you may cut the builder s felt underneath. 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. Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Material costs for wood siding can range from 0 75 sq.