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Siding and Soffit Repairs

Repair of board siding. Using hand tools and working from a ladder.
Cut out 3" x 3" or smaller damaged area with a chisel,
fill with stainable latex wood filler, sand smooth,
per area cut and filled BC@.133 Ea -- 5.36 5.36
Stainable latex wood filler, 16 oz. tub --@.000 Ea 9.53 -- 9.53
Re-nail split or warped siding board,
per board repaired BC@.067 Ea 2.53 2.70 5.22
Pry out 8' length of siding, cut replacement
siding board to fit, nail new siding board in place,
per board replaced BC@.416 Ea 18.89 16.75 35.64
Remove and replace 8' vertical siding board or batt,
per board or batt BC@.350 Ea 18.28 14.09 32.37
Replace 1" x 2" x 8' siding corner board BC@.400 Ea 2.99 16.10 19.09
Touch-up painting to match PT@.333 Ea 4.87 13.68 18.55

Repair of vinyl or aluminum siding. Using hand tools and working from a ladder.
Cut out damaged panel with a siding removal tool,
loosen the panel above, remove damaged panel nails,
insert replacement panel, per panel BC@1.15 Ea 7.73 46.30 54.03
Siding removal tool --@.000 Ea 6.48 -- 6.48
Scab patch vinyl or aluminum siding, trim away damaged
material, cut patch from scrap, set patch in
construction adhesive, per patch BC@.300 Ea 0.70 12.08 12.78
Remove and replace aluminum corner cap,
pry off or trim off damaged cap, set new cap in panel
adhesive, per corner cap BC@.167 Ea 1.06 6.72 7.78
Touch-up painting to match PT@.333 Ea 4.64 13.68 18.32

Remove and replace a siding shake or shingle. Using hand tools and working from a ladder. Per
section of 2-3 shingles removed and replaced.
Single course. Chip out damaged shingle, hacksaw old nails,
trim a new shingle and place 1/2" below
correct alignment, nail at top of course,
tap shingle into alignment BC@.416 Ea 3.72 16.75 20.47
Double course. Chip out damaged shingle in two courses,
pull old nails, cut undercourse and top course
shingles to fit, place and nail both courses,
per set of two shingles BC@.500 Ea 7.42 20.13 27.55
Shingle removal tool 24" --@.000 Ea 40.40 -- 40.40
Touch-up stain to match PT@.333 Ea 5.05 13.68 18.73

Stucco repair. Using hand tools and working from a ladder.
Fill crack by scribing out the crack to 1/4" depth, fill crack with
elastomeric caulk, per linear foot filled CF@.033 Ea -- 1.26 1.26
Elastomeric patch and caulk, 10 oz. tube --@.000 Ea 4.43 -- 4.43
Patch hole in exterior stucco. Chip and wire brush loose
stucco, moisten surface, apply stucco patch with a
trowel, per 4" x 4" patch CF@.250 Ea 0.59 9.55 10.13
Premixed stucco patch, quart --@.000 Ea 8.10 -- 8.10
Touch-up painting to match PT@.333 Ea 4.78 13.68 18.46