Old House Clapboard Siding

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.

Old house clapboard siding.

Wood siding shake wood siding 4 inch siding 1 in. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair clapboards. Clapboard siding on older houses are not back primed and often were installed over resin paper tar paper or bare sheathing. Don t slice all the way through the board or you may cut the builder s felt underneath.

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. But in most cases you re better off removing old siding prior to installing new wood siding. 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. Pull nails from split clapboard.

Clapboards are the old new england staple. Material costs for wood siding can range from 0 75 sq. For clear red cedar clapboards. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails.

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. 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. Plain lap siding beveled to be thinner at one edge viewed from the end grain. Since colonial times americans have protected their houses from the weather with thin overlapping wood planks known as clapboards.

Dolly varden is bevel siding with a rabbeted edge allowing installation flat on the wall with a tight joint. For example it s possible to install wood shingle siding over older clapboard siding. For pine to 7 8 sq. Primed 4 oc v groove plywood siding panel.

Siding related products 0 344 in. Plywood siding t1 11 48 00 in. 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.

Remove the wood then the nails. When milled with an unplaned face it s quite rustic. Ft when installed with a 5 in. Re squared and re butted r r cedar shingles cost about 3 60 sq.