Need help removing battens from cement fiberboard siding
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Connie Mar on May 20, 2015Can you please provide a picture? Would help to see the problem.Helpful Reply
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Marian D on May 20, 2015Here is the photo but my problems just got a lot worse. I just discovered a before the batten photo and the seams are not even close to being symmetrical so I either have to live with it this way which will likely bother me forever or spent hundreds more taking it down to the sheathing.Helpful Reply
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Marian D on May 20, 2015Here is the before battens photo and I am trying to figure out why I didn't notice this obvious problem before? I blame my incredibly talented dearly departed ex husband - his attention to detail was 2nd to none and I still complained - Anthony I know you are looking down and laughing your ass off!Helpful Reply
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Marian D on May 20, 2015In the before the batten photo you can see that I completely missed the problem early on. The siding was not properly spaced - this guy said he is just learning about aesthetics so this is a lesson for both of us. I blame my dearly departed ex husband for this debacle. His attention to detail was 2nd to none yet I still managed to complain. He is probably looking down getting a good chuckle. Miss you more than you know Anthony!Helpful Reply
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Susan E on May 23, 2015You can remove the battens with a pry bar, like you would use to remove baseboards. Put a scrap of wood under the curve where it might dent the siding and pry gently. I am assuming those are nails in the battens and not screws...fill any imperfections with spackle/wood putty, and paint. My sister is a perfectionist like you. I would have just painted everything the same color (one that recedes) and planted ivy on trellis' mounted in front of the most offensive parts to hide it all.Helpful Reply
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