Old House Siding Shingles

Apply new house wrap if it needs it.

Old house siding shingles.

Old house journal s directory of companies specializing in the manufacture installation or repair of clapboard shingles and siding for older homes. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. Wood metal and tile roofing. Nail the shingles through everything.

1 make a story pole from a straight 1x3. Inspect the condition of sheathing. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. Roofing ornamentation such as finials weathervanes and chimney pots.

Check the house wrap on the sheathing if it has any. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole. The cedar shingles will absorb water. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding.

Different styles and materials for siding shingles and roofing for old houses including clapboard dutch lap and novelty siding. Then apply a breathing membrane on top of the house wrap. 3 peel off any paper or housewrap. 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. 2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house.