I recently saw an upscale builder in my area who surfaced a new home exterior with cedar shingles and has told the owner the color will not fade.
If true, what he is doing special to prevent fading? I like the present look!
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he was blowing smoke on the shingles just like he was blowing smoke on the homeowner
all wood siding will change color.... greatly & soon
all stained wood siding will change color... in a couple years
all painted wood siding will change color... maybe as long as say 10 years
if you like a certain shade... you should order your shingles factory dipped to that shade... that is the best bet..then be prepared to restain them in 4-5 years
if he used a clear finish.. then they are still going to "fade" or get darker , or get blotchy.. they are wood and they will react to water & sun ...
also different exposures ( north ,south, east , west ) will all color differently.... and different exposures on the same side will color differently ( under the eaves , in the shade , will be different that the middle of the wall & the ones in the splash zone at the base of the wall will be different
the only way i know to get cedar shingles to stay the color you like is to stain them the color you want, and then renew the satin periodically
Mike Smith,
You're right of course, but I could play the devils advocate here and say that if he left them fade naturally to grey and was able to keep most moisture off them due to good overhangs and a close monitering of sprinkers to prevent spraying the walls.
Well awefully weak but at least it's something..
Mcguire,
MikeSmith is 110% correct!
Dave
That builder could do well in stand up comedy.
Frenchy could be his straight man.
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Piffan,
I said it was weak.. and I agreed with Mike. Please don't put me in with the builder..
I didn't appoint you his booking agent - just his STRAIGHT MAN;)
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Fading is prevented by keeping the shingles inside the house, and away from any windows that might expose them to sunlight.
Your closets might be a good place to enjoy the look.
That "upscale" builder sounds like a real downmarket charlatan to me. In the wild west of the 1880s, he would have been selling snake oil.
Maybe he plans to pressure wash them once a month as part of a high end maintenance contract..."War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." Ambrose Bierce
Just keep em out of direct sunlight, so obvious...joke. couldn't resist.__________________________
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put the place on a lazy susan...
that'll make it easier to keep them out of the sun..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
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Maybe they were concrete cedar look-a-like shingles or some composite cedar look-a-like material??