"Robert Allison" wrote in message
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jthread wrote:
Rotten T-111 exterior paneling



Hi guys:



I have a house in Austin TX with old exterior paneling (1980's). Most of
it I can repair with bondo except an area near the backdoor underneath
and awning.



Do you guys have any suggestions on how I could go about repairing this
area short of taking all the siding off and starting new?



http://www.safaricabs.com/t111rot.jpg



Here is another picture of the conduit that gets in the way and the
window ledge.



http://www.safaricabs.com/t111rot(2).jpg



I'd like to fix it as cheap as possible. The other side was repaired by
someone else like this:



http://www.safaricabs.com/t111fixed.jpg



This would be fine but I don't know exactly how they removed the old
siding and replaced it with the new.


First of all, that is Reverse board and batten, not T-111. Next, you could
replace just a section of the panel that is damaged. Cut it at the edge
of the groove and just replace the section that is damaged. Use Z
flashing at the horizontal junction of the old and new.


--
Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Thanks.