Help...Cedar Cladding advice .

Candles_2

Hi, I am having my house clad in Cedar cladding & I really would like to protect it to stop it going grey.

Has anybody used a treatment that really works? There are so many on the market & all the suppliers seem to recommend the products that they sell (understandably enough) - and all sell different products .

I am happy to treat it before it goes up & every year after if thats what it takes. But some treatments say that they need 4 coats to start & 8 hrs to dry... But how can you practically treat all that wood , both sides, 4 times , when it can't touch others until it dries?

And heck that sounds expensive! :eek:

I have thought of Linseed Oil, - but not sure it will be enough & once it goes grey then there's no going back.

Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated,

Many Thanks

System

why would you clad your house with an amazing natural material and then try to stop it weathering?? you should use a coloured cement board cladding, that will never discolour

nickj_2

i used to do some work on a cedar tiled bungalow - the people who constructed it reccommended tractor oil , which sounds bizare , but it seemed to do the trick ,i can't remember what make i used , it only needed 1 coat every 3-4 yrs .