Rotted Cedar Siding

Unless the siding was rotten from sitting in a lumber yard too long and some scoundrel tried to put it up anyway.

Rotted cedar siding.

Remove damaged window and door trim after loosening nails we took the trim. The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight. Use a circular saw to cut the board to length and fasten it in place with nails. Cedar siding though durable and able to maintain a good finish for a long period of time does sometimes get damaged.

The house was built in. Siding wouldn t and shouldn t normally rot from ordinary rainfall. Galvanized hot dipped zinc coated and aluminum nails are all appropriate. Ken was called to remove the siding and find the source of the moisture.

The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. Water takes the path of least resistance. Take cedar boards off of the home first we loosened the caulking and nails of the first good board above the rotted. The length of nail you use will depend on the thickness of the siding.

Over time cedar siding can become discolored and the surface degraded due to weather dirt and various other wear and tear. Always use corrosion resistant nails when working with cedar wood. And it is certainly not completely immune to rot no matter how well it has been treated and maintained. I m guessing that for siding to rot that it s getting lots of exposure to moisture coming from above and running down.