How To Remove Wood Shake Siding

Set up your ladder at the highest point on the exterior wall.

How to remove wood shake siding. The wood brightener is designed to remove tannin stains from your shingles tannin is a chemical naturally present in cedar which can migrate to the surface of the wood and cause staining. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the wood. Hold both blades of.

Apply chemical stripper to the siding. Allow to sit until the stain begins to lift and bubble. 4 scrape sand the siding. Disclaimer our videos are for.

Use a wide paintbrush to apply the stripper to a 2 to 3 foot wide area of the siding. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Spray the brightener on the test area of your siding. 3 scrub with nylon brush.

5 prime the weathered. This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes. 2 use wood cleaner. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.

This will help to prevent any. Pressure washing your cedar siding is perfectly ok as long as the sprayer washer is set at low pressure. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.