Old House Siding Shingles

This step is important.

Old house siding shingles.

Then apply a breathing membrane on top of the house wrap. Old house journal s directory of companies specializing in the manufacture installation or repair of clapboard shingles and siding for older homes. 3 peel off any paper or housewrap. Inspect the condition of sheathing.

Wood metal and tile roofing. Apply new house wrap if it needs it. The cedar shingles will absorb water. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding.

1 make a story pole from a straight 1x3. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. Usually it s just an adhesive. Roofing ornamentation such as finials weathervanes and chimney pots.

Asphalt building siding became a popular building renovation alternative to painting weathered or rotted wood clapboard or wood shingle siding as early as the 1930 s becoming popular in the 1940 s and the 1950 s in north america where it was used both for low cost housing and for covering the deteriorated exterior walls of older homes. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole.

2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house. Nail the shingles through everything.