With some types of siding and some types of damage it can be better to replace it.
Wood siding replacing siding on old mobile home.
Tongue and groove wood planks are a very popular mobile home ceiling replacement.
You might need to repeat the sanding step again to smooth down the patched areas.
Completely replacing or installing vinyl siding directly over aluminum or wooden siding on a single wide mobile home may cost approximately 1 000 2 500 for labor and material.
They are called tongue and groove because one side slides into the other and creates a flat plane.
You can use mortar to fill in cracks in the stone siding.
Prep the job.
Find the lowest part of the home and make a chalk line.
Here s a quick visual of the steps on how to install mounted surface planks over the original ceiling.
According to the best practices manual from james hardie existing siding can be used as a substrate as long as it is in good condition meaning that it is not warped bowed curling delaminated or rotting.
After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters.
Be on the lookout for waviness wood rot holes in siding and skirting stains dents etc.
Trailer homes have the worst luck when it comes to constant repairs.
Nowadays you can also buy a variety of wood putty and fillers for wood siding.
The cost to remove old siding on your home can range anywhere from 1 000 to 3 000 but installing new siding can range from 6 000 to 23 000 depending on the material you choose and who you hire.
Easy instructions on replacing your rotten siding.
In this video i show you how to put new siding on.
Measure and cut a corner post allowing for about a half inch gap between the top of the post and eave.
This work should take no longer than a few days to complete.
Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.
Using existing siding for replacing siding the best place to start is to closely examine the existing siding to get a good understanding of what condition it is actually in.