Siding Videos

General contractor Tom Silva meets with a homeowner and improves her home’s fire resistance with the help of a fire-hardening contractor.

In this DIY Smarts, Ask This Old House painter, Mauro Henrique, goes over all of the basics of using a power washer to clean exterior vinyl siding.

A sidewall flare is a common architectural detail on many period-style homes, particularly the shingle style. Follow these steps to build a sidewall flare pattern yourself.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains the architecture, installation, and maintenance of white cedar shingles.

Recorded live from the jobsite of our 2019 Idea House in New Canaan, Connecticut, This Old House host Kevin O’Connor meets up with lead carpenter Gordon Jacobsen of Karp Associates to install a building material called Smartside Siding

Jason Senior of J&R Senior Sheetmetal Inc. illustrates how he installs copper panels on a cupola roof

Tom Silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner solve the mystery of her melted vinyl siding

Installing time-saving shingles with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva

Painter Jim Clark shows how to ready old, faded aluminum siding for a fresh coat of paint

Adding window trim with This Old House host Kevin O'Connor

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to custom-fit PVC trim to a stone surface

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets for working with fiber-cement siding

This Old House host Kevin O'Connor and painting contractor Rich O'Neil show how to properly prepare a house for paint.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to prevent water from leaking in behind vinyl siding

In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to quickly replace a damaged section of clapboard siding

In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets of installing cedar shingles

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook fights back an ivy invasion

In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva replaces damaged vinyl siding

This Old House painting contractor Jim Clark shares tips to help you clean and prepare your aluminum siding for a fresh coat of paint.