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How To Repair and Replace Damaged Siding

Help!

My wife accidentally backed her car into a exterior wall of the garage and caused damage to the siding. Three of the siding boards are broken. What's the best way to replace the damaged siding?

Damaged siding needs to be replaced in a timely manner as it can expose your house to harmful elements such as the weather, insects and even dry rot in the wall frame. First you will have to find the siding board that matches your existing siding (this can be a chore in itself). I'll show you the steps you'll need to take to replace the siding:

I'm assuming there is not any damage to the wall framing. You'll need to work from the bottom up as you have more than one siding board to replace. Use a wedge or pieces of scrap wood and drive it behind the damaged siding.

Using a pry bar or a hammer pull out any nails or staples. After all the nails have been removed draw a straight line on both ends of the damaged siding board (it's best if you use a square for marking the siding). Next you will need to remove the damaged siding. This can be done with a backsaw, hacksaw or a circular saw. Be very careful not to cut into any boards that overlap the damaged siding.

Remove the damaged siding and any debris. Measure and cut the new siding board (clapboard). If you are replacing interlocking siding such as tongue-and-grove, make sure to cut the groove edge on the back side off.  Insert the new clapboard into the open area, making sure that the top edge is placed under the board above and the bottom edge is over the board below.

Secure the siding in the same manner of the existing siding, using galvanized siding nails. You'll need to caulk the nail holes and allow it to set for 24 hours. Once set you can go ahead and prime and paint your new siding.

Hint: If your existing siding is weathered or faded you could remove some pieces of the clapboard from a less visible area of the house to use for repairing the damaged siding boards. This will make the replacement siding match the exact color of the existing siding. Then you can install the new siding on the less visible area that you removed the old clapboards from.
 

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