Should I remove old acrylate paint from facade before adding new facade over it?

Not native English speaking and don´t know the proper words for this stuff in English, but please educate if needed. So, I bought this small off-grid cabin in the woods, built in the 50s. My plan is to renovate and prepare the cabin for me to move into in 9-10 years or so (when the kids, hopefully, move out to their own). The walls comprises of, from the inside: wood fibre sheets, framework with approx 4-5 cm of wood shavings in between, and lastly wood panel painted with acrylate color. Where I live we would just say "plastic color". I want to add some insulation and new panel to the cabin. As there is ventilation behind the old panel, I was thinking about just leave it where it is, rather than removing it first. The panel is old but not damaged or rotten anywhere. But what I can´t seem to find answers to is wether I should remove the old piant before build it in, or if I can leave it with no worries that it become a vapor barrier and trap moist behind the old panel in the wall. Anyone that could provide with a more substantiated answer rather than a guess? :) submitted by /u/TheFladderMus [link] [comments]

Mar 19, 2025 - 09:37

Not native English speaking and don´t know the proper words for this stuff in English, but please educate if needed.

So, I bought this small off-grid cabin in the woods, built in the 50s. My plan is to renovate and prepare the cabin for me to move into in 9-10 years or so (when the kids, hopefully, move out to their own).

The walls comprises of, from the inside: wood fibre sheets, framework with approx 4-5 cm of wood shavings in between, and lastly wood panel painted with acrylate color. Where I live we would just say "plastic color".

I want to add some insulation and new panel to the cabin. As there is ventilation behind the old panel, I was thinking about just leave it where it is, rather than removing it first. The panel is old but not damaged or rotten anywhere.

But what I can´t seem to find answers to is wether I should remove the old piant before build it in, or if I can leave it with no worries that it become a vapor barrier and trap moist behind the old panel in the wall.

Anyone that could provide with a more substantiated answer rather than a guess? :)

submitted by /u/TheFladderMus
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