Actually the wood shingles are in great shape, they are not rotten. some
just popped from the house exterior, very few are split. The paint is in bad
shape. Moreover the entire neighborhood built back in 1960 is sided with
wood shingles and except for paint siding looks good on all houses. The
problem is that it is virtually impossible to remove existing wood shingles
without damaging them or water repellant sheetrock exterior due to threaded
nails used. I had to remove some this summer when I enlarged openings for
new windows and half of shingles I removed broke. I also don't know where I
can find matching shingles for new addition to be built.

"m Ransley" wrote in message
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Cedar shingles 50 yr old ? Replace them. I have Cedar shingles, took
them off , put up 2" R 14.4 foamboard , 5/8 Oxb, tyvek , and the old
cedar. Insulation is great but the cost was killer. Cedar only lasts so
long, if it is rotting and pealing it will just get worse.