Old House Siding Shingles

Inspect the condition of sheathing.

Old house siding shingles.

Apply new house wrap if it needs it. Usually it s just an adhesive. Check the house wrap on the sheathing if it has any. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

Nail the shingles through everything. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. Wood metal and tile roofing. Different styles and materials for siding shingles and roofing for old houses including clapboard dutch lap and novelty siding.

The cedar shingles will absorb water. This step is important. 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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding.

Then apply a breathing membrane on top of the house wrap. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find. Roofing ornamentation such as finials weathervanes and chimney pots. 2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house.

3 peel off any paper or housewrap. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole.