
Removing wood siding from house. The house was built in 1935 its about 82 years old. When mildew gains a foothold homeowners often turn to diluted chlorine bleach sodium hypochlorite aka. Soot is a black film that develops from fireplaces wood stoves or barbecues. A few days ago i noticed some rot on the siding of the house.
The 56 honey badger demo fork being used to remove wood lap siding from hardwood boxing. Wood siding from 1861 is amazingly hard. Your standard household whitenerit appears to make mildew vanish but on porous surfaces such as wood or vinyl siding chlorine evaporates too quickly to get to the fungis roots guaranteeing regrowth. If you have a hammer a cats paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out.
Hardieplank comes in a wide range of colors finish textures board widths and trim pieces and is designed for long term use of 30 years or more. As much as a homeowner may want good curb appeal their house will never have the appeal of homes of those who understand and appreciate good curb appeal. Unfortunately there are many people who just dont know any better and love their shiny plastic. This is the case for our siding and is why it has held up.
Ken was called to remove the siding and find the source of the moisture. Removal options vary somewhat based on installation technique and whether you are removing one or a few pieces of siding for replacement or demoing the siding from the structure altogether. Here are the step by step procedures in striping original wood siding on an historic house as discussed in our painting and stripping old wood sidingoverview page. Some black spots on the house siding could be mold or just plan dirt.
The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in. Stripping old wood siding step by step. Before you begin removing damaged lap siding be sure you can acquire the right material to replace it. Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy.
Closer inspection revealed a craggy clapboard landscape of cracks chips and flakes where 10 coats of paint applied during the 80 year life of the house were failing by degrees. Mold dissipates when you use bleach however soot remains. It is important to test the area with bleach to determine if the spots are in fact soot.