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Wood Siding - when to replace?
I have a 110-year old house. There were train tracks that ran approx. 25 yards away from the home until about 5 years ago the trains were stopped and the rails taken away.
My home was in major disrepair and was renovated by 3 area high schools before I bought it 15 years ago. Since then, most areas of the siding will NOT hold paint and peels and chips after 2 years. I have never had a contractor spend much time at all with scraping and sanding because they say that the wood is too "soft" and may get damaged. Another contractor used about 20 coats of primer because it kept soaking into the wood, and the paint stayed for about 5 years. He also replaced some of the wood which, of course, holds the paint very well.
I am thinking about replacing the siding but that is very expensive. Does anybody have any ideas?
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