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Fixing replacement exterior pine cladding
Hello.
The extension on my mother's house has "shiplap" cladding on three sides between the roof and window frame. Two faces of cladding were in fine condition and I just rubbed down, undercoated and repainted this. The 3rd face of cladding was "crumbling" in places and had a fair amount of filler. I have bought and prepared (prime/ucoat/topcoat) pre-cut lengths of pine T&G cladding (not an exact match to the shiplap, but all that I could find). The cladding is ready to go up on a dry day. My question is how to fix the cladding. Will I need galvanised nails or brass screws or something similarly special? Or will standard nails work fine? Should I predrill holes through the cladding to reduce the risk of it splitting when I nail it? I'm intending to wack frame sealant at the ends of the boards as they meet the vertical corner "pieces" of 1 x 1 timber. Water tightness will take priority over looks. I'm hoping to pull the old cladding down and fix the new in about 4 hours. Once it's all in place I'll give it one final top coat. Anything else I should consider when doing this job? Thanks Clive |
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