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I have clients who recently bought a house designed and built in the early ’70s. Among its many problems is a flat roof, with several clerestory projections through the plane of the roof. Also, it is sided with vertical T&G redwood. Much of the siding on the south and west exposures, above and below the roof, is badly damaged–cracked, split at the tongues, blackened by mildew, rusting nails, etc. It was obviously neglected for way too long. My question is, short of replacing all the siding (clearly an expensive proposition) what is the best way of salvaging, restoring and re-finishing that which can be saved? I’m not sure what finish is on the wood currently, though little of it remains; it appears to be a semitransparent stain.
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I have clients who recently bought a house designed and built in the early '70s. Among its many problems is a flat roof, with several clerestory projections through the plane of the roof. Also, it is sided with vertical T&G redwood. Much of the siding on the south and west exposures, above and below the roof, is badly damaged--cracked, split at the tongues, blackened by mildew, rusting nails, etc. It was obviously neglected for way too long. My question is, short of replacing all the siding (clearly an expensive proposition) what is the best way of salvaging, restoring and re-finishing that which can be saved? I'm not sure what finish is on the wood currently, though little of it remains; it appears to be a semitransparent stain.