Fiberboard Siding Repair

Face nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding.

Fiberboard siding repair.

Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding. Our page top photo shows loose and improperly installed fiber cement siding on. Small cracks can be repaired with a special patching compound before they cause breaks saving you the work of removing and replacing a damaged panel. It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.

Caulk the end joints in the siding then paint the siding with quality exterior paint. When the new siding has been painted two coats of top quality acrylic latex over a primer the repair is hard to spot. Nail the top course of fiber cement siding through the lower course of hardboard siding. Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.

Caulk and paint siding. Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection. Prime and paint new siding to match the old. Watch this video to find out more.

This article describes repair procedures for cosmetic or functional siding issues that may arise such as loose siding wind damaged siding siding paint or coating failures and siding gaps especially gaps at fiber cement siding butt joints where lap siding is installed. No matter how durable fiber cement siding is though cracks can still occur. Weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles. The wood grain pattern on the fiber cement siding is often a perfect match with existing hardboard although it s not as good a match with real rough sawn wood.