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Gentlemen,
Here’s the problem: Vertical board and batten cedar siding (approx. 20 years old) with oil based stain finish being attacked by woodpeckers. They have made about 15 holes in the last couple of years, sizes ranging from 3/4″ to 2-1/2″. Some of the boards have only one hole in them, but one in particular has 5 holes in it’s 8′ length, spaced fairly evenly along the length.
My desire is twofold- 1) repair (or replace) the boards with holes and 2) take measures to prevent the same thing from happening to the new boards/ adjacent boards.
For the repair, I plan to cut around the holes with a hole saw, and attempt to plug the holes with cedar pieces cut from a fresh board, using silicone caulk to hold the plugs in. I am not sure if this will work or not, but it’s worth a try. Replacement is the fall back plan.
My bigger concern is how to keep the vermin from coming back. Is there something I could use to lure them away from the new siding? Any type of
treatment that could be applied?
Any help is appreciated.
Jon Blakemore
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Jon - you could get some big hungry cats...but I have a related question.....I too have a vertical board and batten house, and it too is about 20 years old and it too has an oil based stain...and I would like to use some color stain the next time around and I was wondering if you or anyone else had coloring suggestions...I simply can't find board and batten coloring samples anywhere...
*Jon- The birds are going for the bugs. Get a pest control co. and then try to seal the bottoms of your boards- the gaps and holes that are the main entry of your bug hi rise condo complex. We have use flexible sealant applied with caulk gun and fingers to seal the larger holes. Somtimes strips of screen are advisable because water gets behind the siding and can't escape. Cal
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Gentlemen,
Here's the problem: Vertical board and batten cedar siding (approx. 20 years old) with oil based stain finish being attacked by woodpeckers. They have made about 15 holes in the last couple of years, sizes ranging from 3/4" to 2-1/2". Some of the boards have only one hole in them, but one in particular has 5 holes in it's 8' length, spaced fairly evenly along the length.
My desire is twofold- 1) repair (or replace) the boards with holes and 2) take measures to prevent the same thing from happening to the new boards/ adjacent boards.
For the repair, I plan to cut around the holes with a hole saw, and attempt to plug the holes with cedar pieces cut from a fresh board, using silicone caulk to hold the plugs in. I am not sure if this will work or not, but it's worth a try. Replacement is the fall back plan.
My bigger concern is how to keep the vermin from coming back. Is there something I could use to lure them away from the new siding? Any type of
treatment that could be applied?
Any help is appreciated.
Jon Blakemore