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With doing some paint prep on my old house I’ve come to find some rotted framing in a corner of a shed dormer. I’ve removed the redwood siding ,torn out the bad & installed new studs. Now I have to mate new sheathing with the original 1 x6 T&G pine sheathing. If I cut back existing sheathing to sound wood @ a stud, what material do I replace with. Is the original 1 x6’s still readily available & used in my situation? Or is plywood the easier & better route? Tx to all in advance………Glenn
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3/4 plywood will be easier and stronger. If you are replacing the whole side, 1/2" ply or OSB will be as strong or stronger than the 1x6.
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Sounds like your main concern is matching the thickness, and
as Ron said, easy to do if you replace it all. Are you
planning to re-install redwood sidin
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With doing some paint prep on my old house I've come to find some rotted framing in a corner of a shed dormer. I've removed the redwood siding ,torn out the bad & installed new studs. Now I have to mate new sheathing with the original 1 x6 T&G pine sheathing. If I cut back existing sheathing to sound wood @ a stud, what material do I replace with. Is the original 1 x6's still readily available & used in my situation? Or is plywood the easier & better route? Tx to all in advance.........Glenn