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How to begin repairing this wood corner siding?
Nail or screw it back together where the two boards meet. Splitless siding nails would be ok, but pre-drill for the ones near the ends of the boards. Trim-head screws are also good. Some are self-...
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Restoring tongue and groove exterior siding
New siding over the old avoids most of the issues with (potential) lead paint and is less cleanup than paint removal anyway. Might add a layer of housewrap as well, and "graduate" the old ...
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Need help to identify existing siding
I purchased stuff like that for a job 5 years ago. It’s less Masonite and more low density particleboard. As such, it’s not a great material for siding — you’d get more durability if you replaced the ...
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Need help to identify existing siding
It looks like Masonite siding.
After lawsuits the manufacturer discontinued producing it in 2001.
You may be able to find something similar in a Hardie plank or other cement based board.
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Contractor framed exterior window with finger-jointed pine
The issue is not that the board is finger-jointed. That's a common strategy to arrive at boards that are clear (knot-free) and stable at a reasonable cost. It's what's commonly used as basic brick ...
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Cutting around obsticals in fiber cement siding
Manual fiber cement cutter (possibly hire one), hacksaw (but it's slow), angle grinder with a diamiond wheel (slow-ish and noisy and dusty) sabre saw (slightly easier than the hacksaw, but the blades ...
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How to fill gap around new exterior vent?
Firstly I'd want the pipes secured to the wall a bit better to avoid rattling and stabilize for sealing at the exterior. I'd run a one-by or strip of plywood horizontally across two studs just below ...
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How can I remove cement board siding which is behind the soffit channel?
Soffit is usually installed before siding, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. You would need to run something like a toe kick saw or an angle grinder (in a rather awkward manner) along the J-...
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