Its durability and strength ensure that maintenance costs are kept down.
Painting grooved siding.
Test results from the forest products testing lab run by the usda for the forest service show that after 12 weeks of exposure to sunlight cedar siding has lost half of its ability to hold a film forming coating system like primer and paint.
My cottage has t1 11 siding that i paint.
Years ago 30 i bought a t1 11 brush that makes painting the grooves very simple.
I ve looked on line but can t find anything like it.
The following is a guide on how to paint exterior siding.
Cover the nearby ground and vegetation with drop.
Painting t 111 panels white takes a lot more effort than just putting on paint.
The brush is about 6 wide with soft bristles about 1 1 2 long.
Paneled walls add visual interest but they can also cause a.
One guy on the grooves can go twice as fast a second guy rolling the panels.
Tongue and groove paneling consists of sections of wood held together by a locking mechanism.
In order to paint all the way into the cracks you must use a paint sprayer an.
Duratemp is made of genuine plywood so even though it s lighter it s also stronger than most siding products.
Painting over tongue groove paneling.
However it can be done effectively with just a few steps.
Painting the exterior siding of your home is a time consuming process.