Wood restoration

[baissie]

I am looking for ways on how to restore some wooden panels on the exterior of my property until I have enough funds to replace them. I believe they are jarrah wood but have left exposed to the elements over many many years and have since delaminated and are damaged.

Is there a paint or preserving coating of some sort that can be applied on a temporary basis until I am ready for a permanent solution? The wooden panels don't

leak water into the house. They just look very old and damaged and some of the nails have come out.

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @baissie,

To start with, you should be extremely careful about conducting work around any cable connections to your home. You'd want to make sure that that isn't the electrical connection to your home before working anywhere near it. If you are unsure what the purpose of the cable is, I'd contact an electrician or your energy provider to confirm before doing any work around it.

Once you can confirm it is safe to work on, the first thing I'd suggest is fixing it back in place to ensure it stays where it is supposed to be. A couple of these 40mm Galvanised Timber Screws in line with the nails should do the trick.

After this, I'd suggest you give the timber a sand with some 80 Grit Sandpaper to remove the weathered outer layer of timber and smooth the surface ready for coating.

Once sanded, you can coat the timber with 2 coats of an exterior paint such as Dulux Weathershield or Wattyl Solagard, or you could apply a decking oil such as Cabots Aquadeck or Intergrain UltraDeck. Paint would be a good option if you are looking to make it look like the timber beneath, oil would be a good option if after sanding, you like how the natural timber looks, and you'd like to preserve and enhance the natural look.

Either of these options will protect the timber well until a time when you can replace it.

Let me know what you think, and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Jacob

[baissie]

Thanks. 

I seemed to have glanced over the electcialty connection to the house. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

About the sandpaper, are there any mechanised options to save time?

Cheers

B

[MitchellMc]

Yes, there is a whole range of battery and powered sanders you could use @baissie. Something like the Ryobi 300W Random Orbital Sander ROS300-S would be a good choice.

Mitchell