My very old home has some very old cedar shakes that need replacing. How do I remove and replace correctly. Thanks in advance

How many, percentage wise, is some?
Given that you have to cut the nail holding down the bad shake, and it's behind the overlap of the one above it, it gets tricky.

Depending on the type of installation you have and type of shakes. Can you give us a little more detail and maybe a picture?

Is there a shadow line? This would mean you have a backer board under shingle.

Are they rough cut, striated, plain?

What is exposure to weather?

With answer to these questions can give you the easiest and right way to remove.

Good luck

Chuck

How many, percentage wise, is some?
Given that you have to cut the nail holding down the bad shake, and it's behind the overlap of the one above it, it gets tricky.

Oh boy... that's what I was afraid of. My house has shakes over clapboard (spelling?)... my Grandfather did it in the early 1920's... that's a guess. South side could probably use all replacing... probably easier... about 10 percent on north side... 15 percent on west and none on east. Had the shakes stained (again) about 9 years ago and the fella that did it replaced a lot of curled shakes. I should have watched him.. Wonder if You Tube has any videos. Thanks so much for your response... It is appreciated.

Depending on the type of installation you have and type of shakes. Can you give us a little more detail and maybe a picture?

Is there a shadow line? This would mean you have a backer board under shingle.

Are they rough cut, striated, plain?

What is exposure to weather?

With answer to these questions can give you the easiest and right way to remove.

Good luck

Chuck


Hi Chuck... No shadow line... they are installed right over clapboard (spelling?) They are plain. South and west sides worse than north and east. South could pretty much be complete replace. East - none... West 20percent... North maybe 10 percent... I'm going to check YouTube to see if there are any videos. I'd upload a picture - but I really don't know how! Thanks so much for posing these questions... they do help me a lot... Around where I live to have someone come in and do this would be so expensive... so I must try to do this myself. :-/

You will need a special hacksaw for this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5Otrqupc8