Wood & Composite Siding

Discover expert guides on wood siding, composite cladding, cedar lap, and furring strips to plan, frame, flash, fasten, and install wood siding

Cedar lap siding half coated in warm semi-transparent stain and half weathered gray, brush applying stain from a ladder

ExteriorWood & Composite Siding10 min read

Stain Wood Siding Before It Grays and Starts to Split

A step-by-step guide to washing, brightening, and staining cedar or pine lap siding, plus how to choose between semi-transparent and solid stain.

Gloved hands sliding a primed replacement clapboard into a gap in weathered wood lap siding beside repair tools

ExteriorWood & Composite Siding9 min read

Replace Damaged Lap Siding Boards So the Patch Disappears

A step-by-step guide to swapping rotted lap siding boards: zip-cutting hidden nails, freeing the course above, priming all six sides, and matching nail lines.