Step 1: Cut

man cutting damaged clapboard with utility knife
Photo: Webb Chappell
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Using a utility knife, score the entire length of the damaged clapboard from end to end, about halfway up from its bottom, or butt, edge. Don't slice all the way through the board, or you may cut the builder's felt underneath.
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