Painting Wood Clapboard Shake Siding

Rollers are available in many sizes and various widths from 3 to 12.

Painting wood clapboard shake siding.

If the unfinished wood was exposed more than 3 to 4 weeks lightly sand the surface to remove the thin layer of degraded wood before applying paint. The siding expands and contracts with temperature and humidity. Even then the paint is not expected to last long. When the surface is prepared correctly you ll have piece of mind the paint job wi.

Lightly sand following the direction of the wood grain with 50 or 60 grit sandpaper. Loosened photodegraded surface fibers and. It needs to move and breathe. In my opinion caulking between the seams in any lapped siding either horizontal or vertical is not good practice but not just because of any potential vapor barrier effect.

Sunlight degrades the unfinished wood surface thus it will never hold paint as well as fresh wood. Sand the cedar siding if it has a smooth finish. When the primer has had a chance to dry you can start adding your preferred color to the wooden clapboard siding. Surface preparation is the key to success when dealing with weathered wood.

I can assume there is instant dissent with the title of this story. Whether it is white or red cedar or clapboard or even alaskan yellow cedar it is still wood has longitudinal pores running its length from butt to feathered edge on a shingle as well as on cedar clapboard. Step 4 paint your wooden clapboard siding. Again be sure to follow the directions on your paint can regarding outdoor temperature and humidity.

Think of a wood home as a living thing. The siding must be free from mold mildew and dirt. Exterior painting can make a drastic improvement in the look of your home. 1st cedar is a relatively soft wood.

The clapboards are cypress i think a full 10 inches wide and 7 8 inches thick at the butt said toh general contractor tom silva. Closer inspection revealed a craggy clapboard landscape of cracks chips and flakes where 10 coats of paint applied during the 80 year life of the house were failing by degrees. Houses painted before 1978 may have paint that contains lead according to the centers for disease control cdc lead paint should be removed by contractors who are certified by the epa. But there is good reason not to powerwash a wood sided exterior.

When painting clapboard siding apply the paint with a roller then brush it in using a brush this saves a lot of dipping with a brush. You can skip this if the cedar is textured. A 1 4 to 1 2 thick roller nap is good for clapboard siding. While extremely old cedar can be painted it requires heavy preparation.

Be careful when painting very old cedar siding.