Porch wood panelling

danrv

Hi
The wood panelling on my porch needs replacing but not sure what it is.
It’s 4.5 inch width and overlaps. 
Assuming it’s softwood of some sort.
Amy help appreciated.

couriervanman

Looks to me as if a good sand down and new stain will look brand new again

donemedosh

It looks like shiplap cladding. Which is pressure treated for use outside more than likely about 125 wide. Readily available from timber merchants. If the timber has been up for while I would replace it, easy enough and if you are carefull & you can use the pieces that have come off as a template for the new wood. If you cannot find the same size then go for any treated tongue & groove timber which is about thesame thickness.

danrv

couriervanman said:

Looks to me as if a good sand down and new stain will look brand new again

Thanks for the reply. 
One side is ok and can do that but the other side is rotten. Wasps getting in too.

danrv

donemedosh said:

It looks like shiplap cladding. Which is pressure treated for use outside more than likely about 125 wide. Readily available from timber merchants. If the timber has been up for while I would replace it, easy enough and if you are carefull & you can use the pieces that have come off as a template for the new wood. If you cannot find the same size then go for any treated tongue & groove timber which is about thesame thickness.

Thanks. Useful to have a name for it and is probably 125mm. I got the 4.5 inch measurement from a rotten bit.

Lorian

Check the insulation in there when you take it off.

Jeepers_Creepers

One side is salvageable, but the other side rotten.

You have a number of options when you come to replace it. Yes, it's 'shiplap', but the actual plank width isn't remotely critical. There will almost certainly be vertical battens behind it to which the SL is attached. Any width of plank will go on. (I hope your battens are ok - give them a good soaking in wood treatment if usable).

You could even go PCV cladding - maintenance free.

danrv

Jeepers_Creepers said:

One side is salvageable, but the other side rotten.

You have a number of options when you come to replace it. Yes, it's 'shiplap', but the actual plank width isn't remotely critical. There will almost certainly be vertical battens behind it to which the SL is attached. Any width of plank will go on. (I hope your battens are ok - give them a good soaking in wood treatment if usable).

You could even go PCV cladding - maintenance free.

Thanks. As with the house wall repointing (in progress), the gaps attract wasps each year. 
With the PVC option, I’ll need to think about the finish to match. Window frames could do with a clean up or replacing but the cladding is the main thing.
I have wood hardener if needed.

Apodemus

Jeepers_Creepers said:

You could even go PCV cladding - maintenance free.

...you could...but properly treated wood is likely to last a long time and makes it a DIY job. PVC cladding will eventually deteriorate and why add extra plastic to the environment when the DIY, wood approach will be quicker, cheaper and give more personal satisfaction?

danrv

Take it something like this would do. Not too sure what type of wood is on there already.
https://www.jewson.co.uk/p/fsc-redwood-shiplapweatherboard-19-x-125mm-act-size-14-05-x-120mm-FSS19125

Jeepers_Creepers

That will do... but will need fully treating with wood preserver - especially all the cuts ends - a protective coat, and regular maintenance. Something like Cedar would be more long-lasting. But I'm not really clued up with this sort of stuff.