Leaking TNG shed, soaking through walls. Can it be saved?

FlaatusGoat

The walls of my shed are soaking up water. Again. Back in the summer I applied shed paint and sanded down the exterior right angle wall joins and liberally applied exterior caulk to all the gaps. Well, it seems all that was in vain! Water is again soaking through the walls. Is there anything that can be done or is it best to just burn the thing and replace it with something a bit better such as a Keter or plastic shed?

chrisw

You'll never get it fully waterproof. The wood will get wet and dry out as the weather changes.

Plastic or metal sheds might possibly be more waterproof but will suffer a lot more with condensation. 

Paint it with wood preserver or something like Ducksback and leave it to do its thing. Mine's 30 years old and still standing strong.

Chloe_G

Our shed is 54 years old.  Last year the roof was damaged by a neighbours' tree and we couldn't get it repaired for a while so a lot of rain came in.  It was repaired in the summer, dried out and it's looking good again now. 

Mr.Generous

A lot of shed and fence treatments are for rough sawn timber, if yours is planed or sanded you will need a different product.