Best way to repair wood rot on outside of shed
A few years ago I converted a off-the-rack Tuffshed that was pre-existing on the land of a home we purchased into a home office, finishing the inside, running power, etc. Part of this renovation was moving the door to the side of the shed and using a traditional exterior door. I hired someone else to do that work. I noticed recently that a trim piece on the outside was rotting away (seemed to be MDF?). When I ripped that out I now see the barn panel material is rotting also, right above this z channel that was underneath the trim to seam those two sections of paneling which I believe was all original. I know I need to cut some amount of the panel material above this z channel away and replace it, but how do I make sure this doesn't happen again? Ideally I'd like to only cut out the amount that will still be hidden by a replacement trim piece, but I may need to go higher to cut all of the rotten stuff out. Exterior stuff that has to hold up to weather is not something I have a ton of experience with. Luckily I'm in southern California where it rarely rains. Thanks! https://preview.redd.it/mljdu7fwhjke1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4310afeb9a896e072b36407cdcd0429424a6d445 https://preview.redd.it/gngd5y2yhjke1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=354834ed58e094433fbf34fe41fa862a38b84d8f https://preview.redd.it/pu72ylzyhjke1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68159bc73678e27de48ae8e9dd9342fa35fcdffd submitted by /u/johnbegoneX [link] [comments]
| | A few years ago I converted a off-the-rack Tuffshed that was pre-existing on the land of a home we purchased into a home office, finishing the inside, running power, etc. Part of this renovation was moving the door to the side of the shed and using a traditional exterior door. I hired someone else to do that work. I noticed recently that a trim piece on the outside was rotting away (seemed to be MDF?). When I ripped that out I now see the barn panel material is rotting also, right above this z channel that was underneath the trim to seam those two sections of paneling which I believe was all original. I know I need to cut some amount of the panel material above this z channel away and replace it, but how do I make sure this doesn't happen again? Ideally I'd like to only cut out the amount that will still be hidden by a replacement trim piece, but I may need to go higher to cut all of the rotten stuff out. Exterior stuff that has to hold up to weather is not something I have a ton of experience with. Luckily I'm in southern California where it rarely rains. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
