How To Paint Clapboard Siding

Wood siding and trim should be ready to paint after a day or two of dry weather.

How to paint clapboard siding.

You need to check the clapboard siding routinely for cracked or broken boards. Be sure to rinse walls well before the solution dries. A 1 4 to 1 2 thick roller nap is good for clapboard siding. Exterior wood siding painting preparation tips tools how to guide duration.

Working in sections from the bottom to the top will avoid streaks. The paint or stain coating the wood must be in good repair or water can damage the wood. Soon many will be painting over old exterior paint at some point even more who wishes it to last indefinitely. Whether you are painting wood siding masonite t 111 clapboard siding or wood trim all information below pertains to them all.

Apply the primer to the siding with the roller. Or is it like horizontal clapboards which are left uncaulked at the laps to allow moisture to escape. Stripping paint from an antique cabinet part 3. Tom french 13 364.

Scrape part i photo by sarah wilson. Use the paintbrush to brush the rolled primer into the wood. Paint that has peeled bubbled or blistered has got to go. When painting clapboard siding apply the paint with a roller then brush it in using a brush this saves a lot of dipping with a brush.

Re first a disclaimer. Your brush size is dependent upon the size of your siding. Installing clapboard siding on the front porch bob and carpenter cortney lofton install clapboard siding on the front porch of the bungalow. To effectively apply primer use a paint brush and apply in a left to right right to left sweeping motion.

How to prep for painting. Rollers are available in many sizes and various widths from 3 to 12. Removing clapboard around electrical weatherhead duration.