Old Clapboard Siding

Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above.

Old clapboard siding.

Clapboard siding on older houses are not back primed and often were installed over resin paper tar paper or bare sheathing. This underlayment is an important line of defense against moisture penetration. Plain lap siding beveled to be thinner at one edge viewed from the end grain. On walls it has been eclipsed in new construction by various brands of house wrap a woven or spun bonded plastic.

Primed 4 oc v groove plywood siding panel. Pull loose nails from 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. 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.

Get free shipping on qualified clapboard siding or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Tap flat bar under siding to loosen nails. Replacing a broken clapboard isn t that difficult but as this old house general contractor tom silva shows on the next two pages it s a delicate process that takes patience and precision. Clapboards are the old new england staple.

Secure old siding by driving ring shank nails down at an angle through the old nail holes. Siding related products 0 344 in. Wood siding shake wood siding 4 inch siding 1 in. Traditional new england clapboard is cut radially from the log producing true vertical grain that makes it weather resistant and stable.

Clapboard is always installed over wall sheathing. Relatively long lasting especially cedar products wood siding should be painted or treated with preservatives to prevent rot and or insect damage. Unprimed wood end grain absorbs liquids up to 250 times more than other wood surfaces. It is an age old choice as a weather barrier under roofing and siding.

Pull nails from split clapboard. Types of wood siding sold as clapboards also known as beveled siding shingles or shakes paneling board and batten or vertical siding comprised of tongue and grooved boards. Since colonial times americans have protected their houses from the weather with thin overlapping wood planks known as clapboards. Plywood siding t1 11 48 00 in.