I don’t think even Oil of Olay would stop the seven signs of aging in Australia. We get an Incredible amount of sun each year. And that has hit some of my buildings harder than others. I thought I might show what has happened and what I am trialling for the upcoming season.
This bungalow was my first ever build a from decade ago using an expanding gorilla glue and liquid nails to affix the cedar shakes. Prior to placing it outside this year, I used some thinned down titebond 3 as a surface sealant then allowed the building to bake over summer, until the winter rains arrived. Other than the severe fading it has done better on the less sunny side (south side). But there has been significant shrinkage and splitting of some of the shingles in areas with full sun.
I have purchased some UV Resistant! water based stain to fix up the walls and planned to only attempt some basic repairs to the shingles. Of course I slopped some on the shingles. So everything got a bit of stain.
As you can see from the repairs the gaps between shingles were significant. I trimmed slivers of shingles and slid them in place to fill the gaps. Surprisingly, it looks ok from 1 foot away.
I chose water based stain as I’ve been concerned about the potential solvent capabilities of using an oil based stain on the liquid nails glue.
And this is what the process looked like halfway through and at completion.
The initial roof looked similar to the mine office pictured below.
Once I’m sure it has all dried, I am planning to add another dilute coat of titebond 3 and put the building back out in the spring.
In any event I am happy for any advice. Has anybody successfully used deck stain?
