How to Cover An Exterior Wall That's Been Damaged

This article will show how to quickly and inexpensively cover an exterior wall that has become unsightly and so bad that even painting it won't help any more. This area had termite damage as well. The termites have all been killed so there is no more threat from them. See http://www.ehow.com/how_5146761_inexpensively-rid-termites-yourself.html

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sheets of lauan to cover
• Straight edge
• Tape measure, pencils
• Square
• Method of cutting, saw
• Method of fastening. your choice, screws or nails
• Paint

1. Prepare the area by clearing obstructions like downspouts etc. Sometimes there have been things added to the wall that are no longer needed so of course these things should be removed and not replaced.

2. 
   Starting the lauan convering

   Cut and fit the sheets of lauan and nail them to the wall. In this case pin nails were used driven in by an air powered nail gun.

3. 
   More lauan covering

   Continue the same cutting and fitting as you put up more sheets down the wall.

4. 
   Putting up the trim strips

   Cut some strips from a sheet of lauan about 2 1/4 inches wide to use for trim strips top and bottom and nail them in place.

5. 
   Paint it

   Paint the wall with two coats of a good exterior paint.

6. 
   Finished wall

   All finished in less than a day which included going to purchase the supplies.

Tips & Warnings

• Watch out for splinters