[mrcaptainbob]

Well, Austin, this wood is in pretty poor shape. A lot of woodpeckerholes that have been coverd upwith plaques of wood as well as the tops from canned goods! It really looks nice since it was all painted over! Pitiful! This wood is pretty much splitting apart and too weathered. Not to mention the rot and insect damage. That whole section of the house needs to be better secured from the weather and insects. The best way (for us) to handle that is to panel brick it to match the rest of the house. It's a two story 30x30 addition that has two fireplaces. The fireplaces are another sad story better left for some other forum. But....your suggestion would otherwise be a good idea for a place with possibilities. Thanks for that.