Need to replace two windows that were installed during original construction. The house is sided with clapboards that butt up to the casings. Need to cut (remove) them back to properly flash the windows.
Would you remove them all the way back to their last seems or cut them back in a straight line parallel to the window. I am figuring 6 to 8 inches back around the perimeter of the windows. Any tips, or tips will be appreciated.
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Pull to the nearest seam, otherwise you just created a great big line of butt joints next to the window. Unsightly is probably even less of a concern than the idea that you just created a new place for water to get in, making the whole exercise rather pointless.
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Leave them right there, and just work them loose and remove the nails from them. That way you can work new tarpaper in behind them
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