SIDING How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these siding tutorials to learn all about siding with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Repair vinyl siding with This Old House, Paint aluminum siding with This Old House, and Replace rotted siding on your house.

You'll also find several great home & garden tutorials in the Home & Garden category.

How to repair vinyl siding with This Old House

Repair vinyl siding with This Old House

In this video from This Old House, you'll learn how to repair vinyl siding with General Contractor Tom Silva Steps: 1. Cut piece of ...more

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How to paint aluminum siding with This Old House

Paint aluminum siding with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to paint aluminum siding. Steps: 1. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint ...more

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How to replace rotted siding on your house

Replace rotted siding on your house

In this online video series, learn from construction expert Jon Olson as he removes and installs new house siding to show you how to replace ...more

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How to pressure wash a second story siding

Pressure wash a second story siding

Cleaning the siding on the second story of your house used to be a difficult task. But pressure washers have made cleaning high up places ...more

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How to repair shingle siding with This Old House

Repair shingle siding with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair shingle siding. Steps: 1 Make a story pole from a straight 1x3; mark ...more

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How to make your wood siding on your home last for years

Make your wood siding on your home last for years

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to make a paint job ...more

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How To Paint Aluminum Siding

Paint Aluminum Siding

Old aluminum siding can easily be painted, rather than replaced. Here is the process. Determine first if the siding is Aluminum or ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Clean Vinyl Siding

Clean Vinyl Siding

Have you looked at your home and felt that the dust was everywhere you looked and the cob webs have built up on the vinyl siding. That your ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How to fix siding on your home

Fix siding on your home

In this online video series, learn from construction expert Jon Olson as he removes and installs new house siding to show you how to replace ...more

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How to create a cedar siding storage shed

Create a cedar siding storage shed

This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as Karl Champley builds a storage shed to hold the homeowner's lawn tools. Get a ...more

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How to add vinyl siding to your home

Add vinyl siding to your home

Danny Lipford improves the look of this home with vinyl siding. See how to add vinyl siding to your home in this video tutorial. To ...more

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How to repaint wood siding

Repaint wood siding

Nothing beats a new coat of paint for freshening up wood siding. This how to video teaches you the proper steps to spruce up your wood ...more

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How to repair your home wood siding with paint

Repair your home wood siding with paint

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows a few easy tips for painting wood siding for your house.

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How to illustrate with markers and colored pencils

Illustrate with markers and colored pencils

Watch this fine art video tutorial to learn how to illustrate with markers and colored pencils. "This video shows my process for making ...more

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How To Add a Lean To Onto a Shed

Add a Lean To Onto a Shed

When your shed or other storage building no longer provides enough room, you may want to consider adding a lean-to addition onto it. If the ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Build a House

Build a House

Shelter is a basic human need, and can range from being as simple as an animal skin tent or shelter of branches and leaves, to a multi-story ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How to paint the exterior of the house

Paint the exterior of the house

Nothing gives your home a fresh new look quite like painting. You can change the color, touch up the appearance, and protect your home from ...more

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How to paint exterior trim

Paint exterior trim

By painting your exterior trim wih different colors than your siding you can create a dramatic yet attractive and complimentary look. Paint ...more

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How to preserve paint brushes

Preserve paint brushes

Tim Carter shows some sweet tips on how to keep paint brushes looking like new, how to seal paint can lids and how to get professional ...more

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How to do construction math for building materials

Do construction math for building materials

Learn how to calculate the amount of flooring, shingles, siding and other construction materials you need for your next building or ...more

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How to choose exterior paint schemes with This Old House

Choose exterior paint schemes with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose exterior ...more

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How to build a small deck with This Old House

Build a small deck with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to create a small deck. Steps: 1. Remove siding and inspect plywood sheathing for ...more

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How to paint exterior trim

Paint exterior trim

Painting windows, trim and doors gives you a chance to be creative and express your personality. You can create a sophisticated color scheme ...more

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How to install blown-in insulation

Install blown-in insulation

Have you ever felt cold in your older home, even with the heat cranked? Ever feel drafts that seem to come from nowhere? And conversely, in ...more

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How to remove ivy from a house with This Old House

Remove ivy from a house with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to remove ivy from a house. Steps: 1 Gently pull ivy from house. 2 When necessary ...more

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How to repairing clapboards with This Old House

Repairing clapboards with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair clapboard. Steps: 1. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. 2. Tap flat ...more

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How to clean and maintain your home's gutters

Clean and maintain your home's gutters

Gutters are an important part of your home’s weatherproofing system. For many homeowners, their gutter system is a secondary concern and ...more

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How to paint the exterior of your home

Paint the exterior of your home

Nothing gives your home a fresh, new look quite like painting. You can change the color, touch up the appearance, and protect your home from ...more

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How to repair and maintain gutters

Repair and maintain gutters

Gutters are an important part of your home’s weatherproofing system. For many homeowners, their gutter system is a secondary concern and ...more

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How to beat Recession Depression

Beat Recession Depression

It can be difficult to feel hopeful during a worldwide economic meltdown. Give these mood-lifters a try. You Will Need * A gratitude ...more

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How To Install an Inwall Air Conditioner

Install an Inwall Air Conditioner

Install an air conditioner through the wall where windows are too small, the wrong type or where the loss of natural light due to a window ...more

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How To Install Sill Plates

Install Sill Plates

Sill plates serve as the transition between masonry and wood framing. They lay right on top of your stem wall. The wood is always treated ...more

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How To Avoid Home Break Ins / Thefts

Avoid Home Break Ins / Thefts

Thieves love homes that are unprotected and easy to break into; or homes that have many valuables. The following steps elaborate on some ...more

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How To Install a Basement Sump

Install a Basement Sump

In older homes that were built without adequate basement waterproofing systems, a sump and pump is a relatively easy way to reduce or even ...more

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How To Get Rid of Bats

Get Rid of Bats

Bats are actually great to have around, as they eat thousands of nasty bugs such as mosquitoes . However, if the bats are nesting some place ...more

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Here we are again. This time, however, it's not Britney Spears that's being uke-d, but the delightfully infamous Lady Gaga. The wicked (we-can't-help-but-look-watch-listen) Lady Gaga. The ukulele ...

HowTo: Photograph a Speeding Bullet

In light of our recent post, Art Borne From the Barrel of a Gun, here's a thorough guide to building your own bullet capture system via robotics site Glacial Wanderer. Says Hack a Day: "A pair of ...

Soba Noodle Champion Slurps 399 Bowls in 10 Minutes

Eat your heart out, Joey Chestnut. There's a new super-speed-eater in town, and she means business. 45-year-old Hatsuyo Sugawara downed an incredible number of 399 bowls of soba noodles in just ten ...

High Fashion Invisible Shoes

Fashion designer Andreia Chaves of São Paulo has created some optically stunning, "invisible" shoes. Constructed with mirrors, the shoes blend into their environment, chameleon-style ...

Get Yourself a Doppelganger Robot This Christmas (Just $225K)

This holiday season, two lucky consumers will have the opportunity to purchase a robot twin, specially made by Japanese robotics firm Kokoro. Says Pink Tentacle, "Department store operator Sogo ...

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