The sunlight that causes age spots on your skin also discolors wood walls over time.
Sun damage to wood siding.
Today s home owners are moving toward darker siding colors even in low maintenance products such as vinyl siding fiber cement and manufactured wood.
Follow the instructions that come with a bottle of wood cleaner and mix a batch following the ingredients.
But with the magic of a good wood epoxy you can save damaged wood like this and make it look like new.
Sunlight and moisture can damage the surface of the plywood siding causing cracks and warping.
Wood contracts and expands with changes in temperature and long term sun exposure can dry out the wood causing cracks and breaks in the wood and sealants.
Sunlight will break down both the finish and the stain on your log siding.
For builders there has always been concern with darker color siding products specifically about color fade or damage caused by normal uv rays or in some cases from concentrated sunlight.
When the sun damages your log siding it will also lose its water resistance opening it up to moisture.
If you ve got badly weathered window sills you re not alone.
Sun and heat can also cause premature wear on wood siding and log homes even those in which the timber is chemically treated and properly sealed.
Sun fading occurs in two ways.
Step 1 remove damaged plywood.
Fixing the sun damage is easy to do and can be done with wood cleaner scrubbing and sandpaper.