I am looking for an inexpensive solution to siding a garage addition. I can get rough-sawn spruce or pine locally (Mass.), but the existing garage is smooth-planed, probably cedar, and shaped (an old variation of tongue and groove).
Would pine last? If so, why can’t I use 2 x 8s to side, maybe resawn to 3/4″ thick and shaped to shiplap?
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My experience w/ rough sawn SPF is to prime all sides of the siding otherwise you will get this black mold on the bottom two feet in about two years. I would even prime the end cuts while you are siding.
Good Luck, Dave
Given the inexpensiveness per square foot, should I consider the spruce or even 2 x8" pine, or will both pine and spruce rot?
Thanks for the tip on the mold and priming.
I think that they would both rot in the same amount of time if left to the elements. The trade off on the inexpensive siding is that you have to maintain it more often than the cedar.
I think that it really boils down to what you can live with. I would go with something that matched my existing siding and try to stain it to match.
Dave
If you're open to "other than wood," you might take a hard look at fiber-cement siding. It's been discussed many times on this board so there's plenty of archive info.
Now it's available with prestain to look like wood and in, at least, a droplap siding pattern. It's quite inexpensive, takes paint like a dream and looks very nice if trimmed out properly.