How To Seal Old Barn Siding
Siding applied over the entire surface of a building can give itan entirely different appearance obscure craft details and mask ongoingdeterioration of historic materials underneath.
How to seal old barn siding. You can choose to use something like 1x2 inch cedar strips. We cut both boards down to an equal width. The proper approach to this is to install vertical strips of wood over the cracks from the outside. Clean now you guys i tried a few different ways to clean the boards.
Repair and repaint historic siding rather than cover barns with artificialsiding. How to seal old barn boards with bugs in the wood. In this video i show how easy it can be. Heat salvaged wood to 140 degrees fahrenheit to kill insects and their larvae.
Not knowing the size or purpose of your barn wood i d suggest mineral oil as used for butcher block. But the fastest and most effective way. How to clean and refinish barnwood in 3 easy steps step 1. Cut and sand first cut your wood down to the length width you need.
Remove remnants of insects and their nests by scrubbing the wood with a wire brush. The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast. Or if your shed looks like it is 100 years old and you want to maintain that look you can search out a source of recycled barn boards and rip them into strips to use on your shed. Custom lumber yards offer kiln services for all sizes and.