I need to reside my house but I am not looking forward to removing the clapboards, is there a better way?
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I need to reside my house but I am not looking forward to removing the clapboards, is there a better way?
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What are you going to use for the new siding?
Will you be able to detail the water management around all the windows/doors/corners etc w/o removing the siding?
Remove or cover clapboards
As to siding I am not sure but I don't like vinyl, I think that the best way is to remove the clapboards one at a time.
Why?
What's the problem with the existing claps?
Remove or cover clap boards
I am getting long in the tooth and painting is becoming more difficult. I also do not want to leave my wife with the problem. The siding was installed 1990 and I have painted it about five times, eastern white spruce is not the best choice for an ocean front house. Sandy also hit us very hard, the photo showes the flooring from my house. I guess the truth is removing is really the only way to do a quality job, just like I do not believe in roofing over a roof. Looking for an easy way out but there is only oneway.
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You know what's right.
Siding that's needed repainting that frequently probably had some installation issues. Check out wrcla.org for how to do it right. Their site focuses on red cedar, but the painting and installation instructions are pretty universal.
Frankly, I think far too often people get talked into some scheme that avoids removing the siding, when removing it is in most way superior.
Remove or cover clap boards
You are wright,unfortunately I was talking to myself.
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Removing the siding so that you don't have to paint it seems a bit extreme to me.
Have you priced out the removal+residing+painting?
It seems to me you could take that same amount of money and put it into a savings/bond/moneymarket/whatever account and you would have enough to paint it several times.
If you only paint it once every 5 years you might be able to get 4x out of that money, or 20yrs longer.
Furthermore, shouldn't your insurance (maybe) cover any storm damage?
Most siding requires some maintenance. Even if it's pressure washing vinyl (which you said you don't like).
You may still want to replace it, I just think comparing the costs may be a good idea.